細
See also: 细
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Translingual
Han character
細 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 女火田 (VFW), four-corner 26900, composition ⿰糸田)
References
- KangXi: page 919, character 36
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27344
- Dae Jaweon: page 1351, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3380, character 5
- Unihan data for U+7D30
Chinese
trad. | 細 | |
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simp. | 细 | |
alternative forms | 𥿳 |
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 細 | |
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Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (囟) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Old Chinese | |
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崽 | *ʔslɯːʔ, *srɯː, *srɯː |
偲 | *sn̥ʰɯː, *snɯ |
腮 | *snɯː |
鰓 | *snɯː |
揌 | *snɯː |
顋 | *snɯː |
愢 | *snɯː |
毢 | *snɯː |
諰 | *srɯː, *snɯʔ |
細 | *snɯːls |
思 | *snɯ, *snɯs |
緦 | *snɯ |
罳 | *snɯ |
禗 | *snɯ |
楒 | *snɯ |
葸 | *snɯʔ |
恖 | *snɯ |
颸 | *sʰrɯ |
囟 | *snɯns |
顖 | *sniŋs |
毸 | *snɯː |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *snɯːls) : semantic 糸 + phonetic 囟 (OC *snɯns).
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *z(j)əj (“little; small; tiny”) (STEDT); cognate with Jingpho zi (“small”), Tibetan ཟི (zi, “small”), Burmese သေး (se:, “small”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
細
- (literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Min) small; tiny; little
- Antonym: 大 (dà)
- 點解會咁細嘅? [Cantonese, trad.]
- dim2 gaai2 wui5 gam3 sai3 ge2? [Jyutping]
- Why is it so small?
点解会咁细嘅? [Cantonese, simp.]
- thin; slender
- Antonym: 粗 (cū)
- 細線/细线 ― xì xiàn ― thin string
- fine; delicate; exquisite
- Antonym: 粗 (cū)
- 細沙/细沙 ― xì shā ― fine sand
- careful; detailed; meticulous
- slowly; carefully; thoroughly; detailedly
- 細看/细看 ― xìkàn ― to carefully examine
- trifling; trivial; unimportant
- (of one's voice) soft
- frugal; sparing
- (literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Min) young; little
- Antonym: 大 (dà)
- 你仲細咩!/你仲细咩! [Cantonese] ― nei5 zung6 sai3 me1! [Jyutping] ― [Do you think that] you're still a child?
- (Cantonese) to be younger than
- Antonym: 大 (dà)
- 細佢幾十年/细佢几十年 [Cantonese] ― sai3 keoi5 gei2 sap6 nin4 [Jyutping] ― younger than them by a couple decades
- (Hokkien) concubine
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 小 (“small”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 小 |
Taiwan | 小 | |
Tianjin | 小 | |
Harbin | 小 | |
Jinan | 小 | |
Wanrong | 小 | |
Xi'an | 小, 碎 | |
Yinchuan | 小 | |
Xining | 小, 尕 | |
Ürümqi | 小, 尕 | |
Wuhan | 小 | |
Chengdu | 小 | |
Guiyang | 小 | |
Guilin | 小 | |
Liuzhou | 小 | |
Yangzhou | 小 | |
Nanjing | 小 | |
Hefei | 小 | |
Malaysia | 小 | |
Singapore | 小 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 細 |
Hong Kong | 細 | |
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 細 | |
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 細 | |
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 細 | |
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 細 | |
Macau | 細 | |
Guangzhou (Panyu) | 細 | |
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 細 | |
Guangzhou (Conghua) | 細 | |
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 細 | |
Foshan | 細 | |
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 細 | |
Foshan (Shunde) | 細 | |
Foshan (Sanshui) | 細 | |
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 細 | |
Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 細 | |
Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 細 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 細 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen) | 細 | |
Jiangmen (Baisha) | 細 | |
Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 細 | |
Taishan | 細 | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 細 | |
Enping (Niujiang) | 細 | |
Heshan (Yayao) | 細 | |
Dongguan | 細 | |
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 細 | |
Qingyuan | 細 | |
Fogang | 細 | |
Yingde (Hanguang) | 細 | |
Yangshan | 細 | |
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 細 | |
Shaoguan | 細 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 細 | |
Renhua | 細 | |
Lechang | 細 | |
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 細 | |
Sihui | 細 | |
Guangning | 細 | |
Deqing | 細 | |
Huaiji | 細 | |
Yunfu | 細 | |
Xinxing | 細 | |
Luoding | 細 | |
Yunan (Pingtai) | 細 | |
Yangjiang | 細 | |
Xinyi | 細 | |
Maoming (Xinpo) | 細 | |
Lianjiang | 細 | |
Nanning | 細 | |
Wuzhou | 細, 𱒃 | |
Yulin | 𱒃 | |
Hepu (Lianzhou) | 𱒃 | |
Hepu (Shatian) | 𱒃 | |
Guiping | 細, 小 | |
Guiping (Mule) | 𱒃 | |
Pingnan | 細 | |
Mengshan (Xihe) | 細 | |
Guigang (Gangcheng) | 細 | |
Guigang (Nanjiang) | 細 | |
Guigang (Pingdong) | 細 | |
Beiliu (Tangliao) | 細 | |
Baise | 細 | |
Bobai | 細 | |
Lingshan | 細 | |
Pubei | 細 | |
Qinzhou | 細 | |
Beihai | 細 | |
Beihai (Nankang) | 細 | |
Beihai (Yingpan) | 𱒃 | |
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 細 | |
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 細, 小 | |
Ningming | 細 | |
Hengxian | 細 | |
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 細 | |
Danzhou | 細 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 細 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 細 | |
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 細 | |
Móng Cái | 細 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 細, 小 |
Lichuan | 細, 小 | |
Pingxiang | 細, 小 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 細, 小 |
Xingning | 細 | |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 細 | |
Huiyang | 細 | |
Huidong (Daling) | 細 | |
Dongguan (Qingxi) | 細 | |
Boluo (Bendihua) | 細 | |
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 細 | |
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 小 | |
Heyuan (Bendihua) | 細 | |
Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 細 | |
Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 細 | |
Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 細 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 細 | |
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 細 | |
Conghua (Lütian) | 細 | |
Jiexi | 細 | |
Changting | 細 | |
Wuping | 細 | |
Wuping (Pingyu) | 細 | |
Liancheng | 細 | |
Ninghua | 小 | |
Yudu | 細 | |
Ruijin | 細 | |
Shicheng | 細 | |
Shangyou (Shexi) | 細 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 細 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 細 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 細 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 細 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 細 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 細 | |
Hong Kong | 細 | |
Beiliu (Tang'an) | 小 | |
Mashan (Pianlian) | 細 | |
Senai (Huiyang) | 細 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 小 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 小 |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 小 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 嫩, 細 |
Changle | 嫩 | |
Fuqing | 嫩 | |
Yongtai | 嫩 | |
Gutian | 嫩 | |
Fu'an | 嫩 | |
Ningde | 嫩 | |
Shouning | 嫩 | |
Zhouning | 細 | |
Fuding | 嫩, 細 | |
Matsu | 嫩 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 細 |
Xiamen (Tong'an) | 細 | |
Quanzhou | 細 | |
Jinjiang | 細 | |
Nan'an | 細 | |
Hui'an | 細 | |
Anxi | 細 | |
Yongchun | 細 | |
Dehua | 細 | |
Zhangzhou | 細 | |
Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 細 | |
Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 細 | |
Hua'an | 細 | |
Nanjing | 細 | |
Pinghe | 細 | |
Zhangpu | 細 | |
Yunxiao | 細 | |
Zhao'an | 細 | |
Dongshan | 細 | |
Taipei | 小, 細 | |
New Taipei (Sanxia) | 小, 細 | |
Kaohsiung | 小, 細 | |
Yilan | 小, 細 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 小, 細 | |
Taichung | 小, 細 | |
Tainan | 小, 細 | |
Hsinchu | 小, 細 | |
Kinmen | 小 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 小 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 細 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 細 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 細 | |
Zhangping (Yongfu) | 細 | |
Pingnan (Shangdu) | 小 | |
Chaozhou | 細 | |
Shantou | 細 | |
Shantou (Chenghai) | 細 | |
Shantou (Chaoyang) | 細 | |
Jieyang | 細 | |
Haifeng | 細 | |
Bangkok (Teochew) | 細 | |
Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 細 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 細 | |
Batam (Teochew) | 細 | |
Pontianak (Teochew) | 細 | |
Leizhou | 細 | |
Wenchang | 細, 孧 | |
Haikou | 細, 孧 | |
Qionghai | 孧 | |
Singapore (Hainanese) | 孧, 細 | |
Puxian Min | Putian | 細 |
Xianyou | 細 | |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 細 |
Nanning (Shajing) | 細 | |
Binyang (Xinqiao) | 細 | |
Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Chaoyang) | 細 |
Guilin (Zhuyuan) | 細 | |
Lingchuan (Tanxia) | 細 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 小 |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 小 | |
Suzhou | 小 | |
Danyang | 小 | |
Hangzhou | 小 | |
Ningbo | 小 | |
Wenzhou | 小, 瑣 | |
Jinhua | 小 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 細, 小 |
Loudi | 小 | |
Shuangfeng | 細 | |
Quanzhou | 小 | |
Guanyang (Wenshi) | 小 |
Dialectal synonyms of 細 (“thin; fine; slender”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Classical Chinese | 細 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 細 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 細 |
Taiwan | 細 | |
Jinan | 細 | |
Xi'an | 細 | |
Wuhan | 細 | |
Chengdu | 細 | |
Yangzhou | 細 | |
Hefei | 細 | |
Singapore | 細 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 幼 |
Hong Kong | 幼 | |
Yangjiang | 細, 嫩 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 幼 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 細 |
Hakka | Meixian | 幼, 細 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 細 |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 細 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 杪, 幼 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 幼 |
Tainan | 幼 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 幼 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 幼 | |
Chaozhou | 幼, 細 | |
Wenchang | 幼 | |
Haikou | 幼 | |
Wu | Suzhou | 細 |
Wenzhou | 細 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 細 |
Shuangfeng | 細 |
Antonyms
- (small): 大 (dà, “large”)
- (young): 大 (dà, “grown up”)
- (fine): 粗 (cū, “coarse”)
Compounds
Derived terms from 細
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Japanese
Kanji
細
(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)
- thin, fine
- slender
Readings
- Go-on: さい (sai, Jōyō)
- Kan-on: せい (sei)
- Kun: ほそい (hosoi, 細い, Jōyō); こまかい (komakai, 細かい, Jōyō); ささやか (sasayaka, 細やか); ほそる (hosoru, 細る, Jōyō); こまか (komaka, 細か, Jōyō); くわしい (kuwashī, 細しい)
Compounds
- 細菌 (saikin): bacterium, germ
- 細部 (saibu): details, minor
- 細分 (saibun): divide into small portions
- 細分化 (saibunka): fragmentation
- 細胞 (saibō): cell
- 細目 (saimoku): details
- 繊細 (sensai): delicate, sensitive
Korean
Hanja
細 (eumhun 가늘 세 (ganeul se))
- Hanja form? of 세 (“thin”).
Vietnamese
Han character
細: Hán Nôm readings: tế
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