纤

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qiàn
#2,102 most
frequent character
boatman's tow-rope

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

纤 pairs 纟, silk thread, with 千 qiān, which supplies the sound and matches in rhyme. It first meant finely woven fabric, then grew to 'fine, delicate' and 'minute'. Read qiàn, it also names the rope that tows a boat.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

纤xiān
fine, delicate, minute

Homophones

HSK 5
欠qiàn
deficient, owe, to lack, yawn

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