ㄒㄧㄢ

xiān

delicate

纤 is a 6 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as xiān in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as qiàn.

In traditional Chinese the characters 纖 or 縴 may be used instead.

It is made up of the components 纟 (silk) and 千 (thousand).

  • 纤
    ㄒㄧㄢ

    xiān

    delicate

    • 纟
      ㄙ

      sī

      silk

    • 千
      ㄑㄧㄢ

      qiān

      thousand

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 纤

xiān
qiàn

Definitions for 纤 pronounced as xiān

  • fine
  • delicate
  • minute

Definitions for 纤 pronounced as qiàn

  • boatman's tow-rope

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