细

• 拼音: xì
• 汉字拆解: 细 = 糸 (silk/thread) + 田 (field) — fine silk, suggesting thinness and fineness

含义

Thin; fine; slender; detailed. Describes something narrow in width or meticulous in attention.

Used to describe the physical thinness of objects (a thin wire, fine thread) as well as metaphorical fineness in attention and detail (careful, thorough). Opposite of 粗 (thick/coarse). Appears in many compound words like 细节 (detail), 细心 (attentive), and 仔细 (careful).

例句

1. 这根线太细了，容易断。
2. 她的字写得很细，非常漂亮。
3. 做这项工作需要非常细的心思。

用法指南

语境: everyday, description

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这支笔的笔尖很细，适合写小字。(The tip of this pen is very fine, suitable for writing small characters.)
• 她的手指很细很长，像钢琴家的手。(Her fingers are slender and long, like a pianist's hands.)

错误说法

• 用细描述声音的低沉或粗犷。(Don't use 细 to describe a deep or rough voice — for high, thin voices use 细 in 细声, but 细 alone primarily describes physical thinness or attention to detail.)

起源与历史

Composed of 糸 (silk/thread) and 田 (field), suggesting fine silk thread — hence thin and detailed.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal