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细xìthin or slender
纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
田field · tiánSound part
纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 田 (tián) hints at the sound. Compare it with xì.
节jiéjoint; node
节 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidSimplified from 節, the joints of bamboo ⺮ (the simplified form has 艹 on top). From there, a section, and a festival.
How to write 细节
细 8 strokes · 节 5 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 细节 (xìjié). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
细节 (xìjié) means “details” or “particulars”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it xìjié: xì with a 4th tone, then jié with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 细节 is written 細節. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xijie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 细节 from the suggestions. Typing xijie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
细节 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
细xì4th tone, falling
节jié2nd tone, rising
