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Character #743 · The First 1000

xì

fine/thin

thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling

Strokes
811
TraditionalSimplified
細 细
Poster cell
O27
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • xìjié details
  • xìzhì delicate
  • zǐxì careful
  • xiángxì detailed
  • xìbāo cell (biology)
  • xìjūn bacterium
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 细細

Write 细細 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, xì, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell O27 · 28 × 36 grid

细細 is #743 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 细 mean in English?
细 (xì) means "fine/thin": thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling.
How do you pronounce 细?
细 is pronounced xì in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄒㄧˋ.
How many strokes does 细 have?
The simplified form, 细, has 8 strokes. The traditional form, 細, has 11.
What is the traditional form of 细?
The traditional form of 细 is 細. 细 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 細 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 细?
Common words that use 细 include 细节 (xìjié, details), 细致 (xìzhì, delicate), 仔细 (zǐxì, careful), 详细 (xiángxì, detailed).
How common is 细?
细 is number 743 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell O27 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.