金丝

金絲

jīnsī

noun #35,617

Meanings

1 gold thread
2 gold wire
3 (figurative) something fine and golden, e.g. willow strands

Characters

silk thread; fine strand

Examples

HSK 7-9

她的衣服上绣着金丝。

Tā de yīfu shàng xiù zhe jīnsī.

Her clothing is embroidered with gold thread.

HSK 7-9

春风吹动金丝般的柳枝。

Chūnfēng chuīdòng jīnsī bān de liǔzhī.

The spring breeze stirred the willow branches like strands of gold.

Tips

culture

金丝 appears widely in Chinese craft and natural names: 金丝楠木 'golden-thread Phoebe wood' (luxury imperial timber), 金丝雀 'canary' (literally 'gold-thread bird'), 金丝猴 'golden snub-nosed monkey'. The character 丝 'thread' marks something long and fine, real or metaphorical.

Stroke Order

金 jīn

丝 sī