纤

纖

xiān

adjective #17,204

Meanings

1 fine; delicate; minute
2 fiber

Characters

fine; delicate; fiber

Examples

她有一双纤细的手。

Tā yǒu yī shuāng xiānxì de shǒu.

She has slender, delicate hands.

这种面料的纤维很柔软。

Zhè zhǒng miànliào de xiānwéi hěn róuruǎn.

The fiber of this fabric is very soft.

Tips

mistakes

纤 has two pronunciations: xiān (fine, delicate, fiber) and qiàn (boatman's tow-rope, as in 纤夫 qiànfū). The xiān reading is far more common.

Stroke Order

纤 xiān