# 纖

| 纖 | U+7E96, &#32406; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7E96 |
| ← 纕 [U+7E95] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 纗 → [U+7E97] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 纖 |
| Shinjitai | 繊 |
| Simplified | 纤 |

### Han character

纖 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+17, 23 strokes, cangjie input 女火人戈一 (VFOIM), four-corner 2395$_0$, composition ⿰糹韱)

#### Derived characters

* 𩇏, 𮇂

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 943, character 29
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28072
* Dae Jaweon: page 1383, character 28
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3469, character 4
* Unihan data for U+7E96

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 讖 | *sʰrims |
| 攕 | *sreːm |
| 櫼 | *sreːm, *ʔsem |
| 懺 | *sʰraːms |
| 殲 | *ʔsem |
| 瀸 | *ʔsem |
| 鑯 | *ʔsem |
| 虃 | *ʔslem |
| 籤 | *sʰem |
| 韯 | *sem |
| 纖 | *sem |
| 孅 | *sem |
| 韱 | *sem |
| 襳 | *sem, *srem, *srim |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sem): semantic 糸 (“silk”) + phonetic 韱 (OC *sem).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiān (xian$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cim$^1$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): xiam$^2$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siam / chhiam
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiān
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sian
*** Wade–Giles: hsien$^1$
*** Yale: syān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shian
*** Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cim$^1$
*** Yale: chīm
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsim$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: qim$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰiːm⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: xiam$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /siam¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siam / chhiam
*** Tâi-lô: siam / tshiam
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siafm, chiafm
*** IPA (Xiamen): /siam⁴⁴/, /t͡sʰiam⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /siam³³/, /t͡sʰiam³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /siam⁴⁴/, /t͡sʰiam⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siam⁴⁴/, /t͡sʰiam⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siam⁴⁴/, /t͡sʰiam⁴⁴/
* siam - literary;
* chhiam - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: sjem
Rime :
| Character | 纖 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 鹽 (153) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 息廉切 |
| Baxter | sjem |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /siᴇm/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /siɛm/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /sjæm/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /siam/ |
| Li Rong | /siɛm/ |
| Wang Li | /sĭɛm/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /si̯ɛm/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xiān |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | sim$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*sem/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 纖 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 13484 |
| Phonetic component | 韱 |
| Rime group | 談 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 銛 |
| Old Chinese | /*sem/ |

#### Definitions

纖
* finely-woven silk
* fine; delicate
* minute
* graceful; slender
* stingy; frugal
* fiber
* (Buddhism) the number 10$^{-7}$

#### Compounds

* 不染纖塵 / 不染纤尘
* 人造纖維 / 人造纤维
* 光纖 / 光纤 (guāngxiān)
* 光纖維 / 光纤维
* 光纖通訊 / 光纤通讯
* 光纖電纜 / 光纤电缆
* 光纖飛彈 / 光纤飞弹
* 再生纖維 / 再生纤维
* 剔齒纖 / 剔齿纤
* 動物纖維 / 动物纤维 (dòngwù xiānwéi)
* 化學纖維 / 化学纤维 (huàxué xiānwéi)
* 化纖 / 化纤 (huàxiān)
* 合成纖維 / 合成纤维
* 合纖 / 合纤 (héxiān)
* 天然纖維 / 天然纤维
* 嬝娜纖巧 / 袅娜纤巧
* 廉纖 / 廉纤
* 彈性纖維 / 弹性纤维
* 微纖 / 微纤
* 春纖 / 春纤
* 植物纖維 / 植物纤维
* 棉纖維 / 棉纤维
* 玉手纖纖 / 玉手纤纤
* 玉纖 / 玉纤
* 玻璃纖維 / 玻璃纤维
* 碳纖維 / 碳纤维 (tànxiānwéi)
* 礦物纖維 / 矿物纤维
* 神經纖維 / 神经纤维 (shénjīngxiānwéi)
* 穠纖合度 / 秾纤合度
* 窮纖入微 / 穷纤入微
* 紡纖 / 纺纤
* 繭纖維 / 茧纤维
* 纖不盈握 / 纤不盈握
* 纖人 / 纤人 (xiānrén)
* 纖介 / 纤介
* 纖塵不染 / 纤尘不染
* 纖妍 / 纤妍
* 纖密 / 纤密
* 纖小 / 纤小
* 纖屑 / 纤屑
* 纖巧 / 纤巧 (xiānqiǎo)
* 纖弱 / 纤弱 (xiānruò)
* 纖微 / 纤微
* 纖悉 / 纤悉
* 纖悉無遺 / 纤悉无遗
* 纖手 / 纤手
* 纖指 / 纤指
* 纖柔 / 纤柔
* 纖毛 / 纤毛 (xiānmáo)
* 纖毛蟲 / 纤毛虫 (xiānmáochóng)
* 纖毛運動 / 纤毛运动
* 纖毫 / 纤毫
* 纖玉 / 纤玉
* 纖畫 / 纤画
* 纖瘦 / 纤瘦 (xiānshòu)
* 纖穠中度 / 纤秾中度
* 纖細 / 纤细 (xiānxì)
* 纖細畫 / 纤细画
* 纖維 / 纤维 (xiānwéi)
* 纖維光學 / 纤维光学
* 纖維工業 / 纤维工业
* 纖維板 / 纤维板
* 纖維植物 / 纤维植物
* 纖維素 / 纤维素 (xiānwéisù)
* 纖維細胞 / 纤维细胞 (xiānwéixìbāo)
* 纖維蛋白 / 纤维蛋白
* 纖維鏡 / 纤维镜 (xiānwéijìng)
* 纖纖 / 纤纤
* 纖纖弱質 / 纤纤弱质
* 纖纖玉手 / 纤纤玉手 (xiānxiānyùshǒu)
* 纖腰 / 纤腰
* 纖芥不遺 / 纤芥不遗
* 纖阿 / 纤阿
* 纖離 / 纤离
* 纖雲 / 纤云
* 纖麗 / 纤丽
* 聚酯纖維 / 聚酯纤维
* 肌纖維 / 肌纤维 (jīxiānwéi)
* 荑手纖纖 / 荑手纤纤
* 面薄腰纖 / 面薄腰纤
* 韌皮纖維 / 韧皮纤维
* 高纖維 / 高纤维

#### See also

Chinese historical small numbers :
| Value | Character | Notes |
| 10$^{-1}$ | 分 (fèn) | Still in use. SI prefix deci-. |
| 10$^{-2}$ | 厘 (lí), 釐 (lí) | Still in use. SI prefix centi-. |
| 10$^{-3}$ | 毫 (háo) | Still in use. SI prefix milli-. Also 毛 (máo). |
| 10$^{-4}$ | 絲 / 丝 (sī) | Rarely used today. |
| 10$^{-4}$ | 秒 (miǎo) | Obsolete, only in ancient texts. |
| 10$^{-5}$ | 忽 (hū) | Rarely used today. |
| 10$^{-6}$ | 微 (wēi) | Still in use. SI prefix micro-. |
| 10$^{-7}$ | 纖 / 纤 (xiān) | Obsolete. |
| 10$^{-8}$ | 沙 (shā) | Obsolete. |
| 10$^{-9}$ | 塵 / 尘 (chén) | Obsolete. 納 / 纳 (nà) and 奈 (nài) are used for nano-. |
| 10$^{-10}$ | 埃 (āi) | Obsolete. In modern use, the character for angstrom (10$^{-10}$ m). |
| 10$^{-11}$ | 渺 (miǎo) | Obsolete. |
| 10$^{-12}$ | 漠 (mò) | Obsolete. 皮 (pí) is used for SI prefix pico-. |

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiān (jian$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiān
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jian
*** Wade–Giles: chien$^1$
*** Yale: jyān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jian
*** Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

纖
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to stab; to prick
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) sharp; pointed
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 籤 / 签 (qiān, “bamboo slips”)

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 繊 |
| Kyūjitai | 纖 |

### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 繊)
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#### Readings

* On (unclassified): せん (sen)
* Kun: ほそい (hosoi, 纖い)、ちいさい (chīsai, 纖さい)、しなやか (shinayaka, 纖やか)

## Korean
### Hanja

纖 • (seom) (hangeul 섬, revised seom, McCune–Reischauer sŏm, Yale sem)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

纖 (tiêm, tươm, thin, thên)
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