# 細

| 細 | U+7D30, &#32048; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7D30 |
| ← 累 [U+7D2F] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 紱 → [U+7D31] |

## Translingual
### Han character

細 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 女火田 (VFW), four-corner 2690$_0$, composition ⿰糹田)

#### Derived characters

* 𱔕, 𫱫, 𪷉, 𫋘, 𫎰, 𬧐, 𫙶, 𦃯, 𬗱, 𬘅, 𫄕, 𦹀, 𬗽, 𧀇

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 919, character 36
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27344
* Dae Jaweon: page 1351, character 7
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3380, character 5
* Unihan data for U+7D30

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 細 :
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 崽 | *ʔslɯːʔ, *srɯː, *srɯː |
| 偲 | *sn̥ʰɯː, *snɯ |
| 腮 | *snɯː |
| 鰓 | *snɯː |
| 揌 | *snɯː |
| 顋 | *snɯː |
| 愢 | *snɯː |
| 毢 | *snɯː |
| 諰 | *srɯː, *snɯʔ |
| 細 | *snɯːls |
| 思 | *snɯ, *snɯs |
| 緦 | *snɯ |
| 罳 | *snɯ |
| 禗 | *snɯ |
| 楒 | *snɯ |
| 葸 | *snɯʔ |
| 恖 | *snɯ |
| 颸 | *sʰrɯ |
| 囟 | *snɯns |
| 顖 | *sniŋs |
| 毸 | *snɯː |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *snɯːls) : semantic 糸 + phonetic 囟 (OC *snɯns). The right component is etymologically unrelated to 田 in which it was corrupted to after the Han dynasty.

### Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *z(j)əj (“little; small; tiny”) (STEDT); cognate with Jingpho zi (“small”), Tibetan ཟི (zi, “small”), Burmese သေး (se:, “small”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xì (xi$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sai$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhai$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): se
    (Hailu, HRS): se$^ˇ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): sê$^4$
* Eastern Min (BUC): sá̤
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): se$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sòe / sè / sère
    (Teochew, Peng'im): soi$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$shi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xì
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sì
*** Wade–Giles: hsi$^4$
*** Yale: syì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shih
*** Palladius: си (si)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sai$^3$
*** Yale: sai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sai$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sei$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɐi̯³³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lhai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬai³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: se
*** Hakka Romanization System: se
*** Hagfa Pinyim: se$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /se⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: se$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /se¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: sê$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /se⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sá̤
*** Sinological IPA : /sɑ²¹³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: se$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬe⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Philippines, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sòe
*** Tâi-lô: suè
*** Phofsit Daibuun: soex
*** IPA (Taipei): /sue¹¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /sue²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /sue⁴¹/
*** IPA (Lukang): /sue³¹/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /sue¹²/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Yilan, Tainan, Taichung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sè
*** Tâi-lô: sè
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sex
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /se⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Yilan, Tainan): /se²¹/
** (Hokkien: Sanxia)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sère
*** Tâi-lô: serè
* Xiamen, Quanzhou:
** sòe - vernacular;
** sè - literary.
* Middle Chinese: sejH
Rime :
| Character | 細 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 齊 (39) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 蘇計切 |
| Baxter | sejH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /sei$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /sei$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /sɛi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /sɛj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /sei$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /siei$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /siei$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | sai$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[s]ˤe(k)-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*snɯːls/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 細 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | xì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ sej$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[s]ˁe(k)-s/ |
| English | small, minute |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 細 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 13834 |
| Phonetic component | 囟 |
| Rime group | 微 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 細 |
| Old Chinese | /*snɯːls/ |

### Definitions

細
* (literary or Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, Min) small; tiny; little
    Antonym: 大
       dim$^2$ gaai$^2$ wui$^5$ gam$^3$ sai$^3$ ge$^2$? [Jyutping]
       Why is it so small?
* thin; slender
    Antonym: 粗 (cū)
    細線／细线 ― xì xiàn ― thin string
* fine; delicate; exquisite
    Antonym: 粗 (cū)
    細沙／细沙 ― xì shā ― fine sand
* careful; detailed; meticulous
* slowly; carefully; thoroughly; detailedly
    細看／细看 ― xìkàn ― to carefully examine
* trifling; trivial; unimportant
* (of one's voice) soft
* frugal; sparing
* (literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Min) young; little
    Antonym: 大
    你仲細咩！／你仲细咩！ [Cantonese] ― nei$^5$ zung$^6$ sai$^3$ me$^1$! [Jyutping] ― [Do you think that] you're still a child?
* (Cantonese) to be younger than
    Antonym: 大
    細佢幾十年／细佢几十年 [Cantonese] ― sai$^3$ keoi$^5$ gei$^2$ sap$^6$ nin$^4$ [Jyutping] ― younger than them by a couple decades
* (Hokkien) concubine

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 小 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 小 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 小 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 小 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 小 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 小 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 小 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 小 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 小, 碎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 小, 尕 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 小 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 小 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 小, 尕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 小 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 小 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 小 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 小 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 小 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 小 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 小 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 小 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 細 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 細 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 細 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 細 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 細 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 細 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 細 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 細 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 細 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 細 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 細 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 細 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 細 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 細 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 細 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 細 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 細 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 細 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 細 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 細 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 細 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 細 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 細 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 細, 𱒃 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 𱒃 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 𱒃 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 𱒃 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 細, 小 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 𱒃 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 細 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 細 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 細 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 細 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 細 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 細 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 𱒃 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 細 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 𱒃 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 細, 小 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 細 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 細 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 細 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 細 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 細, 小 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 細, 小 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 細, 小 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 細, 小 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 細 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 細 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 細 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 細 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 細 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 細 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 細 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 小 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 細 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 細 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 細 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 細 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 細 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 細 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 細 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 細 |
| Hakka | Changting | 細 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 細 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 細 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 細 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 小 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 細 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 細 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 細 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 細 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 細 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 細 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 細 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 細 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 細 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 細 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 細 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 小 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 細 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 細 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 小 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 小 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 小 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 嫩, 細 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 嫩 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 嫩 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 嫩 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 嫩 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 嫩 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 嫩 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 嫩 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 細 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 嫩, 細 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 嫩 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 細 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 細 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 細 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 細 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 細 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 細 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 細 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 細 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 細 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 細 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 細 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 細 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 細 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 細 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 細 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 細 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 小, 細 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 小, 細 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 小, 細 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 小, 細 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 小, 細 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 小, 細 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 小, 細 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 小, 細 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 小 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 小 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 小 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 細 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 細 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 細 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 細 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 細 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 細, 孧 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 細, 孧 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 孧 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 孧, 細 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 細 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 細 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 細 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Shajing) | 細 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang (Xinqiao) | 細 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Chaoyang) | 細 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Zhuyuan) | 細 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Tanxia) | 細 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 小 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 小 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 小 |
| Wu | Danyang | 小 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 小 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 小 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 小, 瑣 |
| Wu | Lishui | 細 |
| Wu | Jinyun | 巧 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 小 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 細, 小 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 小 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 細 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 小 |
| Xiang | Guanyang (Wenshi) | 小 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 細 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 細 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 細 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 細 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 細 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 細 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 細 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 細 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 細 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 細 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 細 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 幼 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 幼 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 細, 嫩 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 幼 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 細 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 幼, 細 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 細 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 細 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 杪, 幼 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 幼 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 幼 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 幼 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 幼 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 幼, 細 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 幼 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 幼 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 細 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 細 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 細 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 細 |

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “small”): 大 (dà, “large”)
* (antonym(s) of “young”): 大 (dà, “grown up”)
* (antonym(s) of “fine”): 粗 (cū, “coarse”)

### Compounds

* 不守細行 / 不守细行
* 不拘細行 / 不拘细行
* 不矜細行 / 不矜细行
* 不護細行 / 不护细行
* 中亞細亞 / 中亚细亚 (Zhōng-Yàxìyà)
* 亞細亞洲 / 亚细亚洲 (Yàxìyà Zhōu)
* 仔細 / 仔细 (zǐxì)
* 保衛細胞 / 保卫细胞
* 備細 / 备细
* 光合細菌 / 光合细菌
* 分細 / 分细
* 刺囊細胞 / 刺囊细胞
* 動物細胞 / 动物细胞
* 卵細胞 / 卵细胞
* 反間細作 / 反间细作
* 吞噬細胞 / 吞噬细胞 (tūnshì xìbāo)
* 呢喃細語 / 呢喃细语
* 和風細雨 / 和风细雨 (héfēngxìyǔ)
* 喃喃細語 / 喃喃细语
* 喁喁細語 / 喁喁细语
* 單眉細眼 / 单眉细眼
* 嗇細 / 啬细
* 土壤細流 / 土壤细流
* 大含細入 / 大含细入
* 奸細 (jiānxì)
* 姦細 / 奸细 (jiānxì)
* 嬌聲細語 / 娇声细语
* 子細 / 子细 (zǐxì)
* 子細胞 / 子细胞 (zǐxìbāo)
* 定睛細看 / 定睛细看
* 審細 / 审细
* 小亞細亞 / 小亚细亚
* 工細 / 工细 (gōngxì)
* 巨細 / 巨细 (jùxì)
* 巨細無遺 / 巨细无遗 (jùxìwúyí)
* 巨細靡遺 / 巨细靡遗 (jùxìmǐyí)
* 底細 / 底细 (dǐxì)
* 廣夏細旃 / 广夏细旃
* 弄精細 / 弄精细
* 微細 / 微细 (wēixì)
* 心細 / 心细 (xīnxì)
* 心細如髮 / 心细如发
* 性細胞 / 性细胞
* 打細 / 打细
* 打細泊 / 打细泊
* 打細算盤 / 打细算盘
* 打聽細底 / 打听细底
* 把細 / 把细 (bǎxì)
* 拿粗挾細 / 拿粗挟细
* 挾細拿粗 / 挟细拿粗
* 探細人 / 探细人
* 斜風細雨 / 斜风细雨
* 末節細行 / 末节细行
* 枕邊細語 / 枕边细语 (zhěnbiān xìyǔ)
* 歸遺細君 / 归遗细君
* 毛細現象 / 毛细现象 (máoxì xiànxiàng)
* 毛細管 / 毛细管 (máoxìguǎn)
* 毛細管水 / 毛细管水
* 毛細血管 / 毛细血管 (máoxì xuèguǎn)
* 毛舉細事 / 毛举细事
* 毛舉細務 / 毛举细务
* 毛舉細故 / 毛举细故
* 漿細胞 / 浆细胞 (jiāngxìbāo)
* 濛濛細雨 / 蒙蒙细雨
* 煩細 / 烦细
* 瑣細 / 琐细 (suǒxì)
* 破骨細胞 / 破骨细胞 (pògǔxìbāo)
* 神經細胞 / 神经细胞 (shénjīng xìbāo)
* 竊竊細語 / 窃窃细语
* 粗中有細 / 粗中有细
* 粗細 / 粗细 (cūxì)
* 精打細算 / 精打细算 (jīngdǎxìsuàn)
* 精挑細選 / 精挑细选 (jīngtiāoxìxuǎn)
* 精細 / 精细 (jīngxì)
* 精細胞 / 精细胞 (jīngxìbāo)
* 精耕細作 / 精耕细作
* 精雕細刻 / 精雕细刻
* 精雕細琢 / 精雕细琢
* 精雕細鏤 / 精雕细镂
* 細不容髮 / 细不容发
* 細事 / 细事
* 細人 / 细人
* 細仗 / 细仗
* 細作 / 细作 (xìzuò)
* 細兒 / 细儿 (xì'ěr)
* 細利 / 细利
* 細別 / 细别
* 細則 / 细则 (xìzé)
* 細勻 / 细匀
* 細君 / 细君 (xìjūn)
* 細問 / 细问
* 細嚼 / 细嚼
* 細嚼慢嚥 / 细嚼慢咽 (xìjiáomànyàn)
* 細士 / 细士
* 細大不捐 / 细大不捐
* 細大不逾 / 细大不逾
* 細大無遺 / 细大无遗
* 細姨 / 细姨 (xìyí)
* 細娘 / 细娘
* 細嫩 / 细嫩 (xìnèn)
* 細字 / 细字 (xìzì)
* 細密 / 细密 (xìmì)
* 細密畫 / 细密画
* 細小 / 细小 (xìxiǎo)
* 細崽 / 细崽
* 細工 / 细工 (xìgōng)
* 細巧 / 细巧
* 細布 / 细布
* 細底 / 细底
* 細弱 / 细弱 (xìruò)
* 細微 / 细微 (xìwēi)
* 細微末節 / 细微末节 (xìwēimòjié)
* 細心 / 细心 (xìxīn)
* 細情 / 细情
* 細挑 / 细挑
* 細按 / 细按
* 細探人 / 细探人
* 細政 / 细政
* 細故 / 细故 (xìgù)
* 細旦 / 细旦
* 細曲 / 细曲
* 細枝末節 / 细枝末节 (xìzhīmòjié)
* 細柳 / 细柳
* 細查 / 细查
* 細柔 / 细柔
* 細柳營 / 细柳营
* 細樂 / 细乐
* 細毛 / 细毛 (xìmáo)
* 細毛藻 / 细毛藻
* 細民 / 细民
* 細水長流 / 细水长流 (xìshuǐchángliú)
* 細活 / 细活 (xìhuó)
* 細流 / 细流 (xìliú)
* 細活兒 / 细活儿
* 細漢 / 细汉 (sè-hàn) (Min Nan)
* 細潤 / 细润 (xìrùn)
* 細火 / 细火 (xìhuǒ)
* 細火兒 / 细火儿
* 細玩 / 细玩
* 細瑣 / 细琐
* 細瓷 / 细瓷
* 細疾 / 细疾
* 細瘦 / 细瘦
* 細皮嫩肉 / 细皮嫩肉
* 細目 / 细目 (xìmù)
* 細眉 / 细眉
* 細看 / 细看 (xìkàn)
* 細眯眯
* 細瞧 / 细瞧
* 細石器 / 细石器 (xìshíqì)
* 細碎 / 细碎 (xìsuì)
* 細磁 / 细磁
* 細究 / 细究 (xìjiū)
* 細節 / 细节 (xìjié)
* 細算 / 细算
* 細篾兒 / 细篾儿
* 細粒子 / 细粒子 (sè-lia̍p-chí) (Min Nan)
* 細糧 / 细粮 (xìliáng)
* 細紡 / 细纺
* 細紗 / 细纱
* 細細 / 细细 (xìxì)
* 細絲 / 细丝 (xìsī)
* 細緻 / 细致 (xìzhì)
* 細縷 / 细缕
* 細考 / 细考
* 細聲細氣 / 细声细气
* 細聽 / 细听 (xìtīng)
* 細胞 / 细胞 (xìbāo)
* 細胞分裂 / 细胞分裂 (xìbāo fēnliè)
* 細胞壁 / 细胞壁 (xìbāobì)
* 細胞學 / 细胞学 (xìbāoxué)
* 細胞核 / 细胞核 (xìbāohé)
* 細胞膜 / 细胞膜 (xìbāomó)
* 細胞色素 / 细胞色素 (xìbāo sèsù)
* 細胞質 / 细胞质 (xìbāozhì)
* 細胞週期 / 细胞周期 (xìbāo zhōuqī)
* 細胞銀行 / 细胞银行
* 細腰 / 细腰
* 細腰蜂 / 细腰蜂
* 細膩 / 细腻 (xìnì)
* 細菌 / 细菌 (xìjūn)
* 細菜 / 细菜
* 細菌學 / 细菌学 (xìjūnxué)
* 細菌武器 / 细菌武器
* 細葉山茶 / 细叶山茶
* 細蝶 / 细蝶
* 細行 / 细行
* 細術 / 细术
* 細表 / 细表
* 細裊裊 / 细袅袅
* 細訪 / 细访
* 細話 / 细话
* 細語 / 细语 (xìyǔ)
* 細說 / 细说 (xìshuō)
* 細談 / 细谈
* 細謹 / 细谨
* 細貴 / 细贵
* 細路 / 细路
* 細軟 / 细软 (xìruǎn)
* 細辛 / 细辛 (xìxīn)
* 細述 / 细述 (xìshù)
* 細部 / 细部 (xìbù)
* 細酸 / 细酸
* 細針密縷 / 细针密缕
* 細鍊 / 细炼
* 細長 / 细长 (xìcháng)
* 細雨 / 细雨 (xìyǔ)
* 細音 / 细音
* 細顆粒物 / 细颗粒物 (xìkēlìwù)
* 細高挑兒 / 细高挑儿
* 細髮 / 细发
* 緩步細搖 / 缓步细摇
* 繁細 / 繁细 (fánxì)
* 縷細 / 缕细
* 纖細 / 纤细 (xiānxì)
* 纖細畫 / 纤细画
* 纖維細胞 / 纤维细胞 (xiānwéixìbāo)
* 腦細胞 / 脑细胞 (nǎoxìbāo)
* 腺細胞 / 腺细胞
* 膽大心細 / 胆大心细
* 色質細胞 / 色质细胞
* 苛細 / 苛细
* 薄批細切 / 薄批细切
* 薄物細故 / 薄物细故 (bówùxìgù)
* 蠅頭細書 / 蝇头细书
* 詳細 / 详细 (xiángxì)
* 詳詳細細 / 详详细细
* 謹細 / 谨细
* 貴細 / 贵细
* 輕聲細語 / 轻声细语 (qīngshēngxìyǔ)
* 辦事細則 / 办事细则
* 逐細 / 逐细
* 過細 / 过细 (guòxì)
* 非細 / 非细
* 骨細胞 / 骨细胞 (gǔxìbāo)

### References

* “細”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “细”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 254.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)
* thin, fine
* slender

#### Readings

* Go-on: さい (sai, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: せい (sei)
* Kun: ほそい (hosoi, 細い, Jōyō)、こまかい (komakai, 細かい, Jōyō)、ささやか (sasayaka, 細やか)、ほそる (hosoru, 細る, Jōyō)、こまか (komaka, 細か, Jōyō)、くわしい (kuwashii, 細しい)

#### Compounds

* 細(さざれ)石(いし) (sazareishi): small stone
* 細(さい)菌(きん) (saikin): bacterium, germ
* 細(さい)部(ぶ) (saibu): details, minor
* 細(さい)分(ぶん) (saibun): divide into small portions
* 細(さい)分(ぶん)化(か) (saibunka): fragmentation
* 細(さい)胞(ぼう) (saibō): cell
* 細(さい)目(もく) (saimoku): details
* 繊(せん)細(さい) (sensai): delicate, sensitive

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 細
* ささ Grade: 2
* kun'yomi
* Kanji in this term
* 細
* さざ Grade: 2
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 細 – see the following entry. :
| 【小ささ】1 | [prefix] attached to certain nouns to mean: [prefix] small [prefix] fine [prefix] slight Alternative spellings 些些, さざ |
(This term, 細, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

## Korean
### Hanja

細 (eumhun 가늘 세 (ganeul se))
* hanja form of 세 (“thin”)

## Vietnamese
### Chữ Hán

細: Hán Việt readings: tế
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.