丝

See also: 絲 and 糸

丝 U+4E1D, 丝 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E1D ← 东 [U+4E1C] CJK Unified Ideographs 丞 → [U+4E1E]

Translingual

Traditional	絲
Shinjitai	糸
Simplified	丝

Han character

丝 (Kangxi radical 1, 一+4, 5 strokes, cangjie input 女女一 (VVM), four-corner 2210₃, composition ⿱⿰⿱𠃋𠃋⿱𠃋𠃋一 or ⿰纟纟)

Derived characters

• 咝, 鸶

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 78, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 17, character 8
• Unihan data for U+4E1D

Chinese

Glyph origin

Simplified from 絲 via variant 𢇁.

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 丝 – see 絲 (“silk; thread; thread/silk-like objects; string; thin strip; thin shred; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 絲).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.