Usage of the character 细

thin or slender
finely particulate
thin and soft
fine
delicate
trifling
(of a sound) quiet
frugal

xìnì

细腻

[細膩]

(of skin etc) smooth; satiny; delicate
(of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) finely detailed; subtle; exquisite; meticulous

xīnxì

心细

[心細]

careful
scrupulous

zǐxì

子细

[子細]

variant of 仔細／仔细 (zǐxì)

xìmù

细目

[細目]

detailed listing
specific item

xìkàn

细看

[細看]

to peer
to scan
to examine carefully

dǐxì

底细

[底細]

inside information
the ins and outs of the matter
how things stand
what's up

xìxīn

细辛

[細辛]

Manchurian wild ginger (family Asarum)

xìyǔ

细语

[細語]

to chat with a low voice

xiángxì

详细

[詳細]

detailed
in detail
minute

zǐxì

仔细

[仔細]

careful; attentive; cautious
to be careful; to look out

xìtīng

细听

[細聽]

to listen carefully (for tiny sounds)

xìchá

细察

[細察]

to observe carefully

xìxiǎo

细小

[細小]

tiny
fine
minute

xìdiào

细调

[細調]

to fine tune

xìxiàn

细线

[細線]

string
thread

xìruǎn

细软

[細軟]

fine and soft
valuables

xìyāo

细腰

[細腰]

slender waist
fig. pretty woman
mortise and tenon joint on a coffin

xìmì

细密

[細密]

fine (texture)
meticulous; careful; detailed

jiānxì

尖细

[尖細]

(of an object) tapered
(of a voice) high-pitched

xìzhì

细致

[細緻]

delicate
fine
careful
meticulous
painstaking

xìyǔ

细雨

[細雨]

fine rain
drizzle
poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱／李商隐

jiānxi

奸细

[奸細]

a spy
a crafty person

xìjiū

细究

[細究]

to look into (a matter)

wēixì

微细

[微細]

microminiature (technology)

xìzé

细则

[細則]

detailed rules and regulations
bylaws

jīngxì

精细

[精細]

fine
meticulous
careful

xìrùn

细润

[細潤]

fine and glossy

xìyí

细姨

[細姨]

concubine

xìxīn

细心

[細心]

meticulous; careful; attentive

xìbāo

细胞

[細胞]

cell (biology)

xìnèn

细嫩

[細嫩]

tender

xìbù

细部

[細部]

small part (of a whole ensemble)
detail

xìcháng

细长

[細長]

slender

bèixì

备细

[備細]

details
particulars

xìjié

细节

[細節]

details; particulars

xìshéng

细绳

[細繩]

string
twine
cord

cūxì

粗细

[粗細]

thick and thin
coarse and fine
thickness (caliber)
coarseness
quality of work

jùxì

巨细

[巨細]

big and small

xìshǔ

细数

[細數]

countdown
breakdown
to list
to enumerate
to run through

xìwēi

细微

[細微]

tiny
minute
fine
subtle
sensitive (instruments)

suǒxì

琐细

[瑣細]

trivial

xiānxì

纤细

[纖細]

fine
slim
tender

míngxì

明细

[明細]

clear and detailed
definite
details (are as follows:)

xìjūn

细菌

[細菌]

bacterium
germ

xìfěn

细粉

[細粉]

powder

xìmáo

细毛

[細毛]

fuzz
fine fur (of marten etc)

xìsuì

细碎

[細碎]

fragments; bits and pieces

xìtiāo

细挑

[細挑]

slender

xìshuō

细说

[細說]

to tell in detail

xìzuò

细作

[細作]

police spy
secret agent

xìfēn

细分

[細分]

to divide (into subgroups etc); to break down (into subcategories, subprocesses etc)

guòxì

过细

[過細]

extremely careful
meticulous
overattentive

xìlì

细粒

[細粒]

fine grain
fine-grained

xìhuà

细化

[細化]

to give a more granular level of detail
to elaborate
to refine
to become more differentiated

xìxì

细细

[細細]

attentive
careful

xìyán

细盐

[細鹽]

refined salt
table salt

máoxì

毛细

[毛細]

capillary

xìshā

细沙

[細沙]

fine sand

Xìhé

细河

[細河]

Xihe river in Fuxin
Xihe district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning

duōxìbāo

多细胞

[多細胞]

multicellular

xìyèmài

细叶脉

[細葉脈]

veinlet in a leaf

lánxìjūn

蓝细菌

[藍細菌]

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

míngxìbiǎo

明细表

[明細表]

schedule
subsidiary ledger
a detailed list

jíxìxiǎo

极细小

[極細小]

extremely small
infinitesimal

Xìhéqū

细河区

[細河區]

Xihe district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning

xìngxìbāo

性细胞

[性細胞]

sexual cell
germline cell
gamete

xìbāozhì

细胞质

[細胞質]

cytoplasm

Xìmíngtǐ

细明体

[細明體]

Mincho narrow font

hóngxìbāo

红细胞

[紅細胞]

erythrocyte
red blood cell

xìjūnqún

细菌群

[細菌群]

bacterial community (e.g. in the gut)

xuèxìbāo

血细胞

[血細胞]

blood cell

máoxìkǒng

毛细孔

[毛細孔]

pore

áixìbāo

癌细胞

[癌細胞]

cancer cell

zǐxìbāo

子细胞

[子細胞]

daughter cell

xìjūnzhàn

细菌战

[細菌戰]

biological warfare; germ warfare

Yàxì'ān

亚细安

[亞細安]

ASEAN

xìbāohé

细胞核

[細胞核]

nucleus (of cell)

báixìbāo

白细胞

[白細胞]

white blood cell
leukocyte

xìbāodú

细胞毒

[細胞毒]

cytotoxin

xìbāomó

细胞膜

[細胞膜]

cell membrane

lìxìbāo

粒细胞

[粒細胞]

granulocyte

dānxìbāo

单细胞

[單細胞]

(of an organism) single-celled; unicellular

xìwěiměng

细尾獴

[細尾獴]

meerkat
see 狐獴 (húměng)

xìbāoqì

细胞器

[細胞器]

organelle

xìxiāngcōng

细香葱

[細香蔥]

chive

tǐxìbāo

体细胞

[體細胞]

somatic cell

Yàxìyà

亚细亚

[亞細亞]

Asia

xìzuǐ'ōu

细嘴鸥

[細嘴鷗]

(bird species of China) slender-billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei)

mǔxìbāo

母细胞

[母細胞]

(biology) mother cell; matricyte

xìbāobì

细胞壁

[細胞壁]

cell wall

stem cell

xìbāoxué

细胞学

[細胞學]

cytology

nǎoxìbāo

脑细胞

[腦細胞]

brain cell

xìshēngxìqì

细声细气

[細聲細氣]

in a fine voice (idiom); softly spoken

xìwēimòjié

细微末节

[細微末節]

tiny insignificant details
niceties

xìbāoqìguān

细胞器官

[細胞器官]

organelle

xìshuǐchángliú

细水长流

[細水長流]

lit. thin streams flow forever
fig. economy will get you a long way
to work steadily at something little by little

xìmòdāoshí

细磨刀石

[細磨刀石]

whetstone (for honing knives)

xìbāorónghé

细胞融合

[細胞融合]

cell fusion

luǎnmǔxìbāo

卵母细胞

[卵母細胞]

(biology) oocyte; ovocyte

jùshìxìbāo

巨噬细胞

[巨噬細胞]

macrophage

wēixìjiāgōng

微细加工

[微細加工]

microminiature technology

Xiǎo Yàxìyà

小亚细亚

[小亞細亞]

Asia Minor
Anatolia

shìwújùxì

事无巨细

[事無巨細]

lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance

xiāoxiāoxìyǔ

潇潇细雨

[瀟瀟細雨]

(idiom) soft, misty rain

Xǔwàngxìbāo

许旺细胞

[許旺細胞]

Schwann cell (support axon of nerve cell)
neurolemmocyte

xìxìpǐnwèi

细细品味

[細細品味]

to savor
to relish

tūnshìxìbāo

吞噬细胞

[吞噬細胞]

phagocyte (cell that ingests and destroys foreign matter)

lìbáixìbāo

粒白细胞

[粒白細胞]

white granulocyte (blood cell)

jīngdiāo-xìkè

精雕细刻

[精雕細刻]

lit. fine sculpting (idiom)
fig. to work (at sth) with extreme care and precision

xìbāoyīnzǐ

细胞因子

[細胞因子]

cytokine

xìwénzàoméi

细纹噪鹛

[細紋噪鶥]

(bird species of China) streaked laughingthrush (Trochalopteron lineatum)

shénjīngxìbāo

神经细胞

[神經細胞]

nerve cell
neuron

nínánxìyǔ

呢喃细语

[呢喃細語]

whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring

qīngshēngxìyǔ

轻声细语

[輕聲細語]

to speak softly
to whisper (idiom)

xìdàbùjuān

细大不捐

[細大不捐]

not to discard anything, whether small or big (idiom)
all-embracing

xìzuǐhuánglí

细嘴黄鹂

[細嘴黃鸝]

(bird species of China) slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris)

xìbāofēnliè

细胞分裂

[細胞分裂]

cell division

xìjiáomànyàn

细嚼慢咽

[細嚼慢嚥]

to eat slowly (idiom)

máoxìxuèguǎn

毛细血管

[毛細血管]

capillary blood vessels

xìwénwěiyīng

细纹苇莺

[細紋葦鶯]

(bird species of China) speckled reed warbler (Acrocephalus sorghophilus)

xìbāodúxìng

细胞毒性

[細胞毒性]

cytotoxicity

xìjūnbìngdú

细菌病毒

[細菌病毒]

bacteriophage
virus that infects bacteria

shēngzhíxìbāo

生殖细胞

[生殖細胞]

germ cell; reproductive cell

Zhōng Yàxìyà

中亚细亚

[中亞細亞]

Central Asia

dīshēngxìyǔ

低声细语

[低聲細語]

in a whisper
in a low voice (idiom)

jīnggēngxìzuò

精耕细作

[精耕細作]

intensive farming

jīngdiāo-xìzhuó

精雕细琢

[精雕細琢]

see 精雕細刻／精雕细刻 (jingdiāo-xikē)

qīng'ěrxìtīng

倾耳细听

[傾耳細聽]

to prick up one's ear and listen carefully

shùzhuàngxìbāo

树状细胞

[樹狀細胞]

dendritic cell

qīngyánxìyǔ

轻言细语

[輕言細語]

to speak softly

xìbāogǔjià

细胞骨架

[細胞骨架]

cytoskeleton (of a cell)

xìbāozhōuqī

细胞周期

[細胞周期]

cell cycle

xìbāosèsù

细胞色素

[細胞色素]

cytochrome

qíngjīxìjūn

氰基细菌

[氰基細菌]

cyanobacteria

shēngēngxìzuò

深耕细作

[深耕細作]

deep plowing and careful cultivation

jīngtiāoxìxuǎn

精挑细选

[精挑細選]

to select very carefully

xìhuàguǎnlǐ

细化管理

[細化管理]

micromanagement

xìkēlìwù

细颗粒物

[細顆粒物]

fine particle (PM 2.5)
fine particulate matter (air pollution etc)

Yàxìyà Zhōu

亚细亚洲

[亞細亞洲]

Asia (abbr. to 亞洲／亚洲 ( Yàzhou))

nèixìbāotuán

内细胞团

[內細胞團]

inner cell mass (ICM)

xìjūnwǔqì

细菌武器

[細菌武器]

biological weapon (using germs)

yuánhéxìbāo

原核细胞

[原核細胞]

prokaryote
prokaryotic cell

xìbāowàiyè

细胞外液

[細胞外液]

extracellular fluid

línbāxìbāo

淋巴细胞

[淋巴細胞]

lymphocyte

xìsījíkǒng

细思极恐

[細思極恐]

scary to think about (coll.) (coined c. 2013)

dānhéxìbāo

单核细胞

[單核細胞]

monocyte
mononuclear cell

xìzhīmòjié

细枝末节

[細枝末節]

minor details
trifles

xìbāopéiyǎng

细胞培养

[細胞培養]

cell culture

xìbāopòsuì

细胞破碎

[細胞破碎]

(biotechnology) cell disruption

xìpínènròu

细皮嫩肉

[細皮嫩肉]

soft skin and tender flesh (idiom)
smooth-skinned

xiéxìnácū

挟细拿粗

[挾細拿粗]

to provoke

jīngdǎxìsuàn

精打细算

[精打細算]

meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)

jùxìbāobìngdú

巨细胞病毒

[巨細胞病毒]

cytomegalovirus (CMV)

jīdǐxìbāo'ái

基底细胞癌

[基底細胞癌]

basal cell carcinoma

xìjūnxìnglìjí

细菌性痢疾

[細菌性痢疾]

bacillary dysentery

dānxìbāoshēngwù

单细胞生物

[單細胞生物]

single-celled organism

xìbāopéiyǎngqì

细胞培养器

[細胞培養器]

cell cultivator

duōxìbāoshēngwù

多细胞生物

[多細胞生物]

multicellular life form

shùtūzhuàngxìbāo

树突状细胞

[樹突狀細胞]

dendritic cell

xìbāoshēngwùxué

细胞生物学

[細胞生物學]

cell biology

xìzhīqìguǎnyán

细支气管炎

[細支氣管炎]

bronchiolitis

xiǎotūnshìxìbāo

小吞噬细胞

[小吞噬細胞]

microphage (a type of white blood cell)

zhōngxìnglìxìbāo

中性粒细胞

[中性粒細胞]

neutrophil (the most common type of white blood cell)

zàoxuègànxìbāo

造血干细胞

[造血幹細胞]

blood generating stem cells (in bone marrow)

màngōngchūxìhuò

慢工出细货

[慢工出細貨]

patient work makes a fine product

línzhuàngxìbāo'ái

鳞状细胞癌

[鱗狀細胞癌]

squamous cell carcinoma

dàtūnshìxìbāo

大吞噬细胞

[大吞噬細胞]

macrophage

shénjīngjiāozhìxìbāo

神经胶质细胞

[神經膠質細胞]

glial cell (provide support to neuron)
neuroglia

hóngxìbāochénjiànglü

红细胞沉降率

[紅細胞沉降率]

erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

liánzhuàngxìbāoxuèzhèng

镰状细胞血症

[鐮狀細胞血症]

sickle cell anemia

shìsuānxìnglìxìbāo

嗜酸性粒细胞

[嗜酸性粒細胞]

eosinophil (type of white blood cell)

xìzuǐduǎnzhǐbǎilíng

细嘴短趾百灵

[細嘴短趾百靈]

(bird species of China) Hume's short-toed lark (Calandrella acutirostris)

jiānchōngzhìgànxìbāo

间充质干细胞

[間充質幹細胞]

mesenchymal stem cell MSC (in cell biology)

liándāoxìbāopínxuè

镰刀细胞贫血

[鐮刀細胞貧血]

sickle cell anemia

duōxínghébáixìbāo

多形核白细胞

[多形核白細胞]

polymorphonuclear leukocyte

shìjiǎnxìnglìxìbāo

嗜碱性粒细胞

[嗜鹼性粒細胞]

basophil granulocytes (rarest type of white blood cell)

dānhéxìbāozēngduōzhèng

单核细胞增多症

[單核細胞增多症]

mononucleosis

yuánhéxìbāoxíngwēishēngwù

原核细胞型微生物

[原核細胞型微生物]

prokaryotic cell type microorganism

shíbùyànjīng,kuàibùyànxì

食不厌精，脍不厌细

[食不厭精，膾不厭細]

lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects)
fig. to be fastidious about one's food

jùxìbāobìngdúshìwǎngmóyán

巨细胞病毒视网膜炎

[巨細胞病毒視網膜炎]

cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV retinitis), a disease of the retina that can lead to blindness