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纤 - xiān

fine, delicate; minute; graceful

fine, delicate; minute; graceful

How to read 纤

Click 纤 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinxiān
Englishfine, delicate; minute; graceful
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

纤夫 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 纤手. Please read 纤道 one more time.

Common words with this character

burlak
boat tracker; boat puller; broker; middleman
towpath
speck of dust; fine dust

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 纤 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 纤夫 and 纤手 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 纤.