丝
sī HSK7

silk, threads

丝 (絲) sī
trace measure word
a classifier for a tiny bit, a hint, or a trace of something

他的脸上露出一丝微笑。

tā de liǎn shàng lù​chū yī sī wēi​xiào.

A faint smile appeared on his face.

shreds noun
food cut into julienne strips or thin shreds

我最喜欢吃清炒土豆丝。

wǒ zuì xǐ​huan chī qīng​chǎo tǔ​dòu sī.

My favorite dish is stir-fried shredded potatoes.

silk verb
silk or thread-like object

蚕正在吐丝。

cán zhèng​zài tǔ sī.

Silkworms are spinning silk.

silk fiber descriptive
silk or other fibrous material used for padding or stuffing in clothing or bedding.

这床被子里絮了厚厚的一层丝，非常暖和。

zhè chuáng bèi​zi lǐ xù le hòu hòu de yī céng sī, fēi​cháng nuǎn​huo.

This quilt is padded with a thick layer of silk, so it is very warm.

Frequency
Character
Written text
1,026th most common 152.9 per million
Movie subtitles
845th most common 143.0 per million appears in 34% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
56.3 per million appears in 13% of films
Written text
80.8 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Traditional
絲
Strokes
5
Unicode
U+4E1D

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)