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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 or may be used instead.

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

  • ㄒㄧㄢ

    xiān

    delicate

    • silk

    • 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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