纤维

xiānwéi · HSK 7

fiber

🧵 纤 (fine, slender) + 维 (rope, cord) = fine cords, i.e. fiber

纤 means fine or slender; 维 means rope or fiber. Together they name the thin strands that make up fiber. Sound xiānwéi: xian rhymes with yen, wei sounds like way.

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