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2.

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3.

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Left-Right

细

田tián · field

细=

4.

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5.

How to Use 细

Careful and Attentive

The character 细 is used to describe being careful or thorough.

仔细 • zǐ xì • careful • HSK 4

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 细

细胞 • xì bāo • cell [biology]

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xì细

bāo

7.

Example Sentences

tā她

zuò做

shì事

hěn很

xì细

xīn心

Information

Pinyinxì

Meaningthin, fine, slender; minute, detailed

Strokes8

Radical纟

Traditional細

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#974

Zhuyinㄒㄧˋ

UnicodeU+7EC6

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+田tián · field

zǐ仔

xì细

careful

细致 • xì zhì • careful; meticulous; painstaking • HSK 6

HSK 6

xì细

zhì致

careful; meticulous; painstaking

细心 • xì xīn • careful • HSK 3.0 · L4

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xì细

xīn心

careful

Fine, Detailed, or Minute

The character 细 indicates something fine, detailed, or small in scale.

详细 • xiáng xì • detailed • HSK 4

HSK 4

xiáng详

xì细

detailed

细节 • xì jié • details; particulars; minutiae • HSK 5

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xì细

jié节

details; particulars; minutiae

精细 • jīng xì • fine / meticulous • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jīng精

xì细

fine / meticulous

胞

cell [biology]

细菌 • xì jūn • germ; bacterium

HSK 6

xì细

jūn菌

germ; bacterium

精打细算 • jīng dǎ xì suàn • calculate very carefully; budget strictly

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jīng精

dǎ打

xì细

suàn算

calculate very carefully; budget strictly

细微 • xì wēi • subtle / slight

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xì细

wēi微

subtle / slight

细腻 • xì nì • fine / delicate

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xì细

nì腻

fine / delicate

，

hěn很

shǎo少

chū出

cuò错

。

She is very careful and rarely makes mistakes.

tā她

de的

shǒu手

zhǐ指

hěn很

xiān纤

xì细

。

Her fingers are very slender.

zhè这

ge个

wán玩

jù具

zuò做

dé得

hěn很

jīng精

xì细

。

This toy is made very finely.

zhè这

ge个

jì计

huà划

de的

xì细

jié节

xū需

yào要

zǐ仔

xì细

kǎo考

lǜ虑

。

The details of this plan need careful consideration.

zhè这

gēn根

xiàn线

tài太

xì细

le了

，

hěn很

róng容

yì易

duàn断

。

This thread is too thin and breaks easily.

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片piàn[flat, thin piece of]; slice; flake
破pòbreak
期qīa period of time; to expect or hope for
气qìair, gas, vapor, breath, vital energy
强qiángstrong, powerful, forceful
敲qiāoto hit

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Characters pronounced "xi".

兮xīexclamatory particle
汐xīnight tides, evening ebb tide
檄xícall arms; urgency
嘻xīmirthful, happy; interjection
蜥xīlizard
徙xǐto move, to change one's residence

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Characters with radical "纟".

绥suísoothe, appease, pacify
缰jiāngreins, bridle
缄jiānseal, close; bind; letter
缮shànrepair, mend; rewrite, transcribe
缨yīnga chin strap; tassel; to annoy, bother
绦tāosilk cord, ribbon

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