细

xì

fine, tiny; slender, thin

How to write 细, stroke by stroke

thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal

Pictophonetic: semantic 纟 (silk), phonetic 田

Made of 纟 + 田

仔细zǐ xìcareful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out; (dialect) thrifty; frugal
细节xì jiédetails; particulars
详细xiáng xìdetailed; in detail; minute
细胞xì bāocell (biology)
细菌xì jūnbacterium; germ
精细jīng xìfine; meticulous; careful
细心xì xīnmeticulous; careful; attentive
底细dǐ xìinside information; the ins and outs of the matter; how things stand; what's up
细小xì xiǎotiny; fine; minute
细微xì wēitiny; minute; fine; subtle; sensitive (instruments)
细致xì zhìdelicate; fine; careful; meticulous; painstaking
干细胞gàn xì bāostem cell

细节成就伟大的想法。
xì jié chéng jiù wěi dà de xiǎng fǎ 。
Great thoughts are created through intricate details.
仔细回答我的问题。
zǐ xì huí dá wǒ de wèn tí 。
Answer my question carefully.
细菌微小到无法用肉眼看到。
xì jūn wēi xiǎo dào wú fǎ yòng ròu yǎn kàn dào 。
Bacteria are so small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye.
详细叙述一下这起事故吧。
xiáng xì xù shù yí xià zhè qǐ shì gù ba 。
Describe that accident in detail.
他的工作表现得很不细心。
tā de gōng zuò biǎo xiàn dé hěn bú xì xīn 。
His work showed carelessness.