纤
Definition
xiān:* 细小。 ～人（卑鄙的小人）。～介（细微，细小。亦作"纤芥"）。～手（指女子细而柔嫩的手）。～尘。～～。～秀。～弱。～毫。～悉（细致而详尽）。～度（天然丝或化纤粗细的程度）。 * 吝啬。 ～啬。 qiàn:* 拉船前进的绳子。 ～夫（在岸上用绳子拉船前进的人）
fine, delicate; minute; graceful
Structure
Related substructures
Precursors
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC