懂中文 Dong Chinese

纤

xiān, qiàn

fine

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 千 represents the sound. Simplified form of 纖.

Components
纟 meaning component

纟  Meaning component

mì, sī

  

silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

千 sound component

千  Sound component

qiān

  

thousand

Evolution

纤 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
纤 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
纤 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

纤 (纖) 

xiān

fine, delicate; minute; graceful; fine; delicate

纤 (縴) 

qiàn

boatman's tow-rope

Most common words with 纤
Freq.
Word
Meaning

纤维

fiber

纤

fine

光纤

optical fiber

纤细

fine

化纤

synthetic fiber