纖維

See also: 繊維 and 纤维

Chinese

		fine; delicate; minute	to preserve; to maintain; to hold together to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension
trad. (纖維)		纖	維
simp. (纤维)		纤	维

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiānwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cim¹ wai⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhiâm-vì

(Meixian, Guangdong): xiam² vi²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiam-bî / chhiam-ûi / chhiam-î / siam-bî
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹chi-vi₆; ¹shi-vi₆

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiānwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄨㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sianwéi
  - Wade–Giles: hsien¹-wei²
  - Yale: syān-wéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianwei
  - Palladius: сяньвэй (sjanʹvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cim¹ wai⁴
  - Yale: chīm wàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsim¹ wai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qim¹ wei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːm⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiâm-vì
  - Hakka Romanization System: qiam^ˊ vi^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qiam¹ vi²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯am²⁴ vi¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: xiam² vi²
  - Sinological IPA: /ɕiam¹¹ ʋi¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiam-bî
  - Tâi-lô: tshiam-bî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiambii
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiam³³ bi²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² bi²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiam-ûi
  - Tâi-lô: tshiam-uî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiam'uii
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² ui¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ ui²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ ui²³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiam-î
  - Tâi-lô: tshiam-î
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiam'ii
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ i²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ i²³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siam-bî
  - Tâi-lô: siam-bî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siambii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siam⁴⁴⁻²² bi²⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹chi-vi₆; ¹shi-vi₆
  - MiniDict: chi^平 vi^去; shi^平 vi^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹qi-vi₃; ¹xi-vi₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ vi²¹/, /ɕi⁵⁵ vi²¹/

Noun

纖維

fiber (especially in biological contexts)

Derived terms

人造纖維 / 人造纤维
光纖維 / 光纤维
再生纖維 / 再生纤维
動物纖維 / 动物纤维 (dòngwù xiānwéi)
化學纖維 / 化学纤维 (huàxué xiānwéi)
合成纖維 / 合成纤维
天然纖維 / 天然纤维
彈性纖維 / 弹性纤维
成纖維細胞 / 成纤维细胞 (chéngxiānwéixìbāo)
植物纖維 / 植物纤维
棉纖維 / 棉纤维
玻璃纖維 / 玻璃纤维
碳纖維 / 碳纤维 (tànxiānwéi)
礦物纖維 / 矿物纤维
神經纖維 / 神经纤维 (shénjīngxiānwéi)
繭纖維 / 茧纤维
纖維光學 / 纤维光学
纖維化 / 纤维化 (xiānwéihuà, “to fibrose”)
纖維工業 / 纤维工业
纖維板 / 纤维板
纖維植物 / 纤维植物
纖維母細胞 / 纤维母细胞 (xiānwéimǔxìbāo)
纖維環 / 纤维环 (xiānwéihuán)
纖維素 / 纤维素 (xiānwéisù)
纖維細胞 / 纤维细胞 (xiānwéixìbāo)
纖維肌痛 / 纤维肌痛 (xiānwéi jītòng)
纖維蛋白 / 纤维蛋白
纖維蛋白原 / 纤维蛋白原 (xiānwéidànbái yuán)
纖維軟骨 / 纤维软骨 (xiānwéiruǎngǔ)
纖維鏡 / 纤维镜 (xiānwéijìng)
聚酯纖維 / 聚酯纤维
肌纖維 / 肌纤维 (jīxiānwéi)
膳食纖維 / 膳食纤维 (shànshí xiānwéi)
韌皮纖維 / 韧皮纤维
飲食纖維 / 饮食纤维 (yǐnshí xiānwéi)
高纖維 / 高纤维

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 纖維 – see the following entry.

【繊維せんい】

[noun] fibre (single elongated piece of material)

[noun] fibre (material in the form of fibres)

Alternative spelling
線維

(This term, 纖維, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
纖	維

Noun

纖維 • (seomyu) (hangeul 섬유)

hanja form^? of 섬유 (“fibre”)