| qiàn | boatman's tow-rope |
| xiān | fine/delicate/minute |
| 纤 | boatman's tow-rope |
| 纤丝 | fibril; mitan; fibrilla; pirn |
| 纤体 | slim |
| 纤夫 | burlak (barge hauler) |
| 纤密 | close fine intricate |
| 纤小 | fine delicate |
| 纤尘 | fine dust |
| 纤尘不染 | without a speck of dust; untainted with evil thoughts or bad habits |
| 纤屑 | fine detail |
| 纤巧 | delicate dainty |
| 纤度 | size |
| 纤弱 | fragile delicate |
| 纤弱的 | gracile; delicate; slender; slim and weak; pindling; slim; spindly |
| 纤微 | slight slim |
| 纤悉 | detailed fine and meticulous |
| 纤悉无遗 | detailed and nothing left out (idiom); meticulous and comprehensive not missing an iota |
| 纤手 | delicate hands woman's tender and soft hands |
| 纤柔 | delicate fine |
| 纤毛 | cilium |
| 纤毛亚门 | Ciliophora |