丝毫 sīháo A bit

Traditional: 絲毫

HSK 5 — advanced proficiency: 1,300 new words, 2,500 in all. You can read newspapers, enjoy films and give speeches in Chinese. In HSK 3.0, 丝毫 is in band 7–9. HSK 5 explained

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中丝毫。

It means a bit, as in the slightest bit. Your friend asks if the long hike wore you out. You shake your head and say you're not tired even a bit. Want to try it out loud?

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Stroke order

丝毫 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

丝毫 — the Chinese character for A bit (sīháo), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 丝毫 — A bit

丝 — 5 strokes
毫 — 11 strokes

Senses

the slightest amount or degree
a bit

Characters in 丝毫

丝 sī — silk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
毫 háo — hair; drawing brush; (in the) least

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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丝毫 is pronounced sīháo and means “A bit”.