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 sī silk / thread / trace / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / CL:條|条[tiao2] / classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc
Results beginning with 丝
 sī háo the slightest amount or degree / a bit
 sī wà stockings / pantyhose
 sī chóu silk cloth / silk
 Sī Lù the Silk Road / abbr. for 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[Si1 chou2 zhi1 Lu4]
 sī wǎng silk screen / screen (printing)
 sī jīn headscarf / kerchief / silk neckband
 sī dài ribbon
线 sī xiàn thread / silk yarn
 sī guā luffa (loofah)
 sī róng velvet
 sī zhú traditional Chinese musical instruments / music
 sī yǔ drizzle / fine rain
 sī zhuàng thread-like
 sī bó cypress
 sī lu:3 silk thread
 sī mián silk floss / down
 sī náng spinneret
 sī tāo silk waistband
 sī zú feet and legs in silk stockings (especially in the massage context)
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 sī zhī pǐn item made from woven silk or rayon
 sī ān suān serine (Ser), an amino acid
 sī chóng bìng filariasis
 sī pán chóng Trichoplax adhaerens (biology)
 sī zhī wù woven silk fabric
 sī zhuàng wù filament
 Sī chóu zhī Lù the Silk Road
 Sī chóu Gǔ lù the ancient Silk Road / see also 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[Si1 chou2 zhi1 Lu4]
 sī chóu zhī wù silk fabric
 sī guāng liáng niǎo (bird species of China) red-billed starling (Spodiopsar sericeus)
 sī háo bù chā accurate to perfection (idiom) / precise to the finest detail
 sī mó jùn kē Cortinariaceae
 sī sī xiǎo yǔ fine drizzle
 sī zhuàng bìng dú filovirus
  printer dryer
 sī chóu zhī lù chàng yì Silk Road Initiative
 sī zhuàng shì jūn tǐ kē Inoviridae
  Integral Study of the Silk Roads - Roads of Dialogue
Approximate Results for 丝
 fěn sī bean vermicelli / mung bean starch noodles / Chinese vermicelli / cellophane noodles / CL:把[ba3] / fan (loanword) / enthusiast for sb or sth
 luó sī screw
 lěi sī lace (loanword) (textiles)
 fà sī hair (on the head)
 gāng sī steel wire / tightrope
 xuè sī wisps of blood / visible veins / (of eyes) bloodshot
 tiě sī iron wire / CL:根[gen1] / subway enthusiast (abbr. for 地鐵粉絲|地铁粉丝[di4 tie3 fen3 si1]) / railway enthusiast (abbr. for 鐵路粉絲|铁路粉丝[tie3 lu4 fen3 si1])
 zhēn sī silk / pure silk
 qīng sī fine black hair / dried plum (sliced, as cake ingredient)
 ròu sī shredded meat / shredded pork
 cán sī natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
 yǔ sī drizzle / fine rain
 yóu sī gossamer / hairspring
 luó sī Lolth
 mó sī hair mousse (loanword)
 jūn sī mycelium / hypha
 tóng sī copper wire
 bá sī wire drawing / candied floss (cooking) / spun sugar or toffee (coating)
 hàn sī welding wire
 dēng sī filament (in a lightbulb)
 chōu sī to spin silk
 fǎng sī to spin synthetic fiber / to spin silk / spinning / filature
 tǔ sī (of spiders, caterpillars, silkworms etc) to extrude silk
 shēng sī raw silk
 wén sī tiny bit / a jot / whisker
 huā sī stalk (filament) of stamen
 kè sī kesi or k’o-ssu, Chinese silk tapestry woven in a pictorial design
 cā sī to grate (cheese, carrots etc) / to shred
 chǎng sī filature silk
 diǎo sī loser (Internet slang)
 ěr sī a kind of rice-flour noodles from Yunnan province
 kè sī variant of 緙絲|缂丝[ke4 si1]
 mù sī mousse (loanword)
 shuǐ sī (silver) of low purity / low grade
 shú sī silk raw material (prepared by boiling in soap)
 wēi sī microfilament
 yē sī shredded coconut
 zhè sī silk from worms fed on 柘[zhe4] leaves
 zhóu sī axoneme (long thread of nerve cell)
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 gāng sī shéng hawser / steel rope
 Aì lì sī Alice (name)
 bǎo xiǎn sī fuse wire / (electrical) fuse
 tiě sī wǎng wire netting / CL:道[dao4]
 luó sī dāo screwdriver / CL:把[ba3]
 tǔ dòu sī julienned potato
 jīn sī hóu golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
 hú lú sī hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)
 zǒu gāng sī to walk a tightrope (literally or figuratively)
 jīn sī què canary
 tù sī zǐ dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds used in medicine)
 Bì áng sī Beyoncé / (1981-), American pop singer
 rén zào sī rayon
 lā sī mó die (i.e. tool for cutting wire to a given diameter)
  wire cutter
 Aì lì sī Iris (name)
 ān liè sī Andreth
 bào sī qì grater / shredder
 chī luó sī (of an actor, announcer etc) to stumble over words (Tw)
 cì gāng sī barbed wire
 cì sī bāo cnidocyte / nettle cell of medusa or anemone
 cì sī náng nematocyst / capsule of nettle cells of medusa or anemone
 gāng sī jù jigsaw (saw with steel wire blade)
 hā lì sī Haleth
 hā ruì sī Hareth
 jīn sī yàn Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species &ndash / Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus &ndash / build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup
 lěi sī biān lesbian (slang) (loanword)
 lěng sī sī a bit chilly
 luó sī dīng screw
 luó sī fěn gemelli (corkscrew shaped pasta)
 luó sī mào nut (female component of nut and bolt)
 luó sī mǔ nut (female component of nut and bolt)
 luó sī zuàn auger / gimlet / screwdriver (cocktail)
 pēn sī tóu spinneret / extrusion nozzle
 qiē chéng sī to grate / to shred (vegetable)
 róng duàn sī fuse wire
 shēng jiāng sī shredded ginger
 shí zì sī crosshairs
 wén sī r erhua variant of 紋絲|纹丝[wen2 si1]
 xián sī sī slightly salty
 yín sī juǎn yin si juan, steamed bun from Shandong province with hand-drawn dough threads folded over
 yín sī zú the older generation (respectful term) / old folk / silver-haired generation
 zhú sī jī black-boned chicken / silky fowl / silkie / Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson / see also 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wu1 gu3 ji1]
 yī sī bù guà not wearing one thread (idiom) / absolutely naked / without a stitch of clothing / in one's birthday suit
 yī sī bù gǒu not one thread loose (idiom) / strictly according to the rules / meticulous / not one hair out of place
 zhū sī mǎ jì lit. spider's thread and horse track / tiny hints (of a secret) / traces / clue
 yī sī yī háo one thread, one hair (idiom) / a tiny bit / an iota
 qiān sī wàn lu:3 linked in countless ways
 wén sī bù dòng to not move a single jot (idiom)
 yú xiāng ròu sī pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香|鱼香[yu2 xiang1]
 yǒu sī fēn liè mitosis
 yán sī hé fèng to fit tightly (idiom) / to join seamlessly / to fit snugly
 chōu sī bāo jiǎn lit. to spin silk from cocoons / fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)
 kè sī qián zi wire cutting pincers
 luó sī qǐ zi screwdriver
 ǒu duàn sī lián lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom) / lovers part, but still long for one another
 tǔ sī zì fù to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom) / enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist with his own petard
  Red Ribbon Award
 Aì lì sī Quán Alice Springs, town in central Australia
 Cháng dé sī xián Changde sixian, theatrical folk music style with singing in Changde dialect accompanied by traditional string instruments
 chán sī mǎ nǎo sardonyx (gemstone of brown-white striped chalcedony)
 jīn é sī què (bird species of China) red-fronted serin (Serinus pusillus)
 lěi sī huā biān lace border (loanword)
 pán wěi sī chóng Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans
 shī gé luò sī Sigur
 tiě gǎn fěn sī die-hard fan
 wēi sī xuè guǎn capillary blood vessels
 wú sī fēn liè amitosis
 xián sī sī r erhua variant of 鹹絲絲|咸丝丝[xian2 si1 si1]
 zhì sī yì fén lit. try to straighten out silk threads only to tangle them further (idiom) / fig. to try to help but end up making things worse
  loiasis
  barbed wire roll
  Onchocerca volvulus
  binding wire
 bái sī dài yùn dòng White Ribbon Campaign
 cì sī bāo dòng wù Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)
 dāo piàn tiě sī wǎng razor wire
 duǎn zuǐ jīn sī yàn (bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)
 gān biān tǔ dòu sī dry-fried potato slices (Chinese dish)
 Gē shì jīn sī yàn (bird species of China) Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)
 Kè lǐ sī dì wá Kristeva (psychoanalyst)
 mù shǔ cǎ sī jī cassava grater
 pán wěi sī chóng zhèng "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus
 suān là tǔ dòu sī hot and sour shredded potato
 yǒu cì tiě sī wǎng barbed wire
 yuè nán jīn sī hóu Tonkin
 Bèi yà tè lí kè sī Beatrix (name)
 Bèi yà tè lì kè sī Beatrix (name)
 jīng sī cǎi sè xiǎn huā warp brocade / woven fabric with single woof but colored warp
 shé fù xíng tiě sī wǎng concertina wire
  exploding bridge wire detonator / EBW detonator
  handlining
 pò huài tiě sī wǎng tǎn kè wire-cutting tank
 yǒu cì tiě sī wǎng tiān mù barbed wire apron
 Aì lì sī Màn yóu Qí jìng Jì Alice in Wonderland
 yǒng bù shēng xiù de luó sī dīng a "screw that never rusts" &mdash / sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1], to whom the metaphor is attributed
·  Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side
  Asian International Silk Fair
 Aì gé ní sī · Shǐ mò tè lái Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side
· Aì gé ní sī · Shǐ mò tè lái Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side
 kā bù ěr sī chóu zhī lù chàng yì Kabul Silk Road initiative
 pán yǐ sī chóng bìng fáng zhì fāng àn Onchocerciasis Control Programme
  International Conference on the Restoration of the Historic Silk Route
 bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom) / expect to convalesce slowly
线 dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
西  Federation of Western European Rope and Twine Industries
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