yóu​sī

gossamer

  • created sense approved 游丝/遊絲 · yóu​sī · gossamer — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    游丝 / 遊絲

    yóu​sī

    gossamer

    fine silk threads spun by spiders or other insects that float in the air, especially in spring and summer; often used in poetry as a metaphor for lingering feelings or delicate beauty

    游絲

    游 (literal) → 游/遊 · yóu · to drift 丝 (literal) → 丝/絲 · sī · strand

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 游丝/遊絲 · yóu​sī · hairspring — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    游丝 / 遊絲

    yóu​sī

    hairspring

    a very fine spiral spring used in clocks, watches, and other precision instruments to regulate movement or return a pointer to its original position

    游絲

    游 (literal) → 游/遊 · yóu · to drift 丝 (literal) → 丝/絲 · sī · strand

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense