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xì HSK4

thin, fine

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 囟 represents the sound. Simplified form of 細.

Components

纟 Meaning component

sī silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

囟 Sound component

xìn fontanel

Modern form looks like 田.

Change in form

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 囟 than it was in ancient scripts.

耕也。从土豤聲。

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 囟 represents the sound.

糹 Meaning component

mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

囟 Sound component

xìn fontanel

Modern form looks like 田.

Change in form

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 囟 than it was in ancient scripts.

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	sejH	[s]ˤe(k)-s	small, minute

《說文》：“細，微也。从糸，囟聲。”