Dong Chinese dictionary

xì

thin, fine

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 囟 represents the sound. Simplified form of 細.

Components

纟 Meaning component

mì, sī

silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

囟 Sound component

xìn

fontanel

Modern form looks like 田.

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 囟 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

xì

fine, tiny; slender, thin; thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal

Most common words with 细

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