Usage of the character 絲

Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup

lěngsīsī

冷丝丝

[冷絲絲]

a bit chilly

sīzhuàngwù

丝状物

[絲狀物]

filament

róngduànsī

熔断丝

[熔斷絲]

fuse wire

luósīdāo

螺丝刀

[螺絲刀]

screwdriver
CL:把 (bǎ)

cìgāngsī

刺钢丝

[刺鋼絲]

barbed wire

luósīmǔ

螺丝母

[螺絲母]

nut (female component of nut and bolt)

rénzàosī

人造丝

[人造絲]

rayon

bàosīqì

刨丝器

[刨絲器]

grater
shredder

Bì'ángsī

碧昂丝

[碧昂絲]

Beyoncé (1981-), American pop singer

shēngjiāngsī

生姜丝

[生薑絲]

shredded ginger

Aìlìsī

爱丽丝

[愛麗絲]

Alice (name)

húlúsī

葫芦丝

[葫蘆絲]

hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)

jīnsīquè

金丝雀

[金絲雀]

canary

gāngsīqiú

钢丝球

[鋼絲球]

stainless steel scourer

sīzhīwù

丝织物

[絲織物]

woven silk fabric

tiěsīwǎng

铁丝网

[鐵絲網]

wire netting
CL:道 (dào)

zhúsījī

竹丝鸡

[竹絲雞]

black-boned chicken
silky fowl
silkie
Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson
see also 烏骨雞／乌骨鸡 (wūgǔjī)

chīluósī

吃螺丝

[吃螺絲]

(of an actor, announcer etc) to stumble over words (Tw)

cìsībāo

刺丝胞

[刺絲胞]

cnidocyte
nettle cell of medusa or anemone

pēnsītóu

喷丝头

[噴絲頭]

spinneret
extrusion nozzle

gāngsīshéng

钢丝绳

[鋼絲繩]

hawser
steel rope

jīnsīhóu

金丝猴

[金絲猴]

golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

shízìsī

十字丝

[十字絲]

crosshairs

luósīdīng

螺丝钉

[螺絲釘]

screw

Aìlìsī

爱莉丝

[愛莉絲]

Iris (name)

yínsīzú

银丝族

[銀絲族]

the older generation (respectful term)
old folk
silver-haired generation

lěisībiān

蕾丝边

[蕾絲邊]

lesbian (slang) (loanword)

luósīfěn

螺丝粉

[螺絲粉]

gemelli (corkscrew shaped pasta)

gāngsījù

钢丝锯

[鋼絲鋸]

jigsaw (saw with steel wire blade)

bǎoxiǎnsī

保险丝

[保險絲]

fuse wire
(electrical) fuse

zǒugāngsī

走钢丝

[走鋼絲]

to walk a tightrope (literally or figuratively)

sī'ānsuān

丝氨酸

[絲氨酸]

serine (Ser), an amino acid

yínsījuǎn

银丝卷

[銀絲捲]

yin si juan, steamed bun from Shandong province with hand-drawn dough threads folded over

cìsīnáng

刺丝囊

[刺絲囊]

nematocyst
capsule of nettle cells of medusa or anemone

lāsīmó

拉丝模

[拉絲模]

die (i.e. tool for cutting wire to a given diameter)

qiānsīwànlü

千丝万缕

[千絲萬縷]

linked in countless ways

zhìsīyìfén

治丝益棼

[治絲益棼]

lit. try to straighten out silk threads only to tangle them further (idiom)
fig. to try to help but end up making things worse

Chángdésīxián

常德丝弦

[常德絲弦]

Changde sixian, theatrical folk music style with singing in Changde dialect accompanied by traditional string instruments

wúsīfēnliè

无丝分裂

[無絲分裂]

amitosis

pánwěisīchóng

蟠尾丝虫

[蟠尾絲蟲]

Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans

zhūsīmǎjì

蛛丝马迹

[蛛絲馬跡]

lit. spider's thread and horse track
tiny hints (of a secret)
traces
clue

wénsībùdòng

纹丝不动

[紋絲不動]

to not move a single jot (idiom)

sīchóuzhīwù

丝绸织物

[絲綢織物]

silk fabric

kèsīqiánzi

克丝钳子

[克絲鉗子]

wire cutting pincers

chánsīmǎnǎo

缠丝玛瑙

[纏絲瑪瑙]

sardonyx (gemstone of brown-white striped chalcedony)

jīn'ésīquè

金额丝雀

[金額絲雀]

(bird species of China) red-fronted serin (Serinus pusillus)

sīguāngliángniǎo

丝光椋鸟

[絲光椋鳥]

(bird species of China) red-billed starling (Spodiopsar sericeus)

Sīchóu Gǔlù

丝绸古路

[絲綢古路]

the ancient Silk Road
see also 絲綢之路／丝绸之路 ( Sīchóuzhī Lù)

yúxiāngròusī

鱼香肉丝

[魚香肉絲]

pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香／鱼香 (yúxiāng)

wēisīxuèguǎn

微丝血管

[微絲血管]

capillary blood vessels

chōusībōjiǎn

抽丝剥茧

[抽絲剝繭]

lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
fig. to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter

ǒuduànsīlián

藕断丝连

[藕斷絲連]

lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another

yīsīyīháo

一丝一毫

[一絲一毫]

one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit
an iota

Aìlìsī Quán

爱丽丝泉

[愛麗絲泉]

Alice Springs, town in central Australia

yǒusīfēnliè

有丝分裂

[有絲分裂]

mitosis

yīsībùgǒu

一丝不苟

[一絲不苟]

not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
meticulous
not one hair out of place

tǔsīzìfù

吐丝自缚

[吐絲自縛]

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
hoist with his own petard

xiánsīsīr

咸丝丝儿

[鹹絲絲兒]

erhua variant of 鹹絲絲／咸丝丝 (xiánsīsī)

lěisīhuābiān

蕾丝花边

[蕾絲花邊]

lace border (loanword)

sīzhuàngbìngdú

丝状病毒

[絲狀病毒]

filovirus

tiěgǎnfěnsī

铁杆粉丝

[鐵桿粉絲]

die-hard fan

luósīqǐzi

螺丝起子

[螺絲起子]

screwdriver

Sīchóuzhī Lù

丝绸之路

[絲綢之路]

the Silk Road

sīháobùchā

丝毫不差

[絲毫不差]

accurate to perfection (idiom)
precise to the finest detail

sīsīxiǎoyǔ

丝丝小雨

[絲絲小雨]

fine drizzle

yánsīhéfèng

严丝合缝

[嚴絲合縫]

(idiom) to fit together snugly; to dovetail perfectly

yīsībùguà

一丝不挂

[一絲不掛]

not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
without a stitch of clothing
in one's birthday suit

suānlàtǔdòusī

酸辣土豆丝

[酸辣土豆絲]

hot and sour shredded potato

dāopiàntiěsīwǎng

刀片铁丝网

[刀片鐵絲網]

razor wire

pánwěisīchóngzhèng

蟠尾丝虫症

[蟠尾絲蟲症]

"river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus

gānbiāntǔdòusī

干煸土豆丝

[乾煸土豆絲]

dry-fried potato slices (Chinese dish)

Gēshìjīnsīyàn

戈氏金丝燕

[戈氏金絲燕]

(bird species of China) Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)

cìsībāodòngwù

刺丝胞动物

[刺絲胞動物]

Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)

duǎnzuǐjīnsīyàn

短嘴金丝燕

[短嘴金絲燕]

(bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)

jīngsīcǎisèxiǎnhuā

经丝彩色显花

[經絲彩色顯花]

warp brocade
woven fabric with single woof but colored warp

Bèiyàtèlìkèsī

贝娅特丽克丝

[貝婭特麗克絲]

Beatrix (name)

yǒngbùshēngxiùdeluósīdīng

永不生锈的螺丝钉

[永不生銹的螺絲釘]

a "screw that never rusts" — sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷鋒／雷锋 ( Léi Fēng), to whom the metaphor is attributed

Aìlìsī Mànyóu Qíjìng Jì

爱丽丝漫游奇境记

[愛麗絲漫遊奇境記]

Alice in Wonderland

Aìgénísī· Shǐmòtèlái

艾格尼丝·史沫特莱

[艾格尼絲·史沫特萊]

Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side

dānsībùchéngxiàn,dúmùbùchénglín

单丝不成线，独木不成林

[單絲不成線，獨木不成林]

(idiom) one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest

bìngláirúshāndǎo,bìngqùrúchōusī

病来如山倒，病去如抽丝

[病來如山倒，病去如抽絲]

sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly