Taxonomy of meanings for 纖:  

  • 纖 xiān (OC: sem MC: siɛm) 息廉切 平 廣韻:【細也微也 】

    Additional information about 纖

    說文解字: 【纖】,細也。从糸、韱聲。 【息廉切】

      Criteria
    • THIN

      1. The current standard word for thinness of any kind is is báo 薄.

      2. Zhěn 袗 refers to thin cloth that is not lined or double.

      3. Xiān 纖 refers to anything that is slender and thin, or slim. See SLIM.

      Word relations
    • Contrast: (TENUOUS)微/TENUOUS Wēi 微 refers to subtlety predominantly in transferred figurative senses.
    • Assoc: (TENUOUS)介/SMALL
    • Assoc: (TENUOUS)微/TENUOUS Wēi 微 refers to subtlety predominantly in transferred figurative senses.