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Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven or knitted into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin (75-80%) and a smaller coating of sericin (20-25%).
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silk | Baxter (1992) | *sjɨ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Baxter–Sagart (2014) | *sə | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Bopomofo | ㄙ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Chữ Nôm | 縷 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Dungan | сы | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Hangul | 견 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Hanja | 絹 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Hanyu Pinyin | sī | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | IPA | [sɨ́] | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | IPA | sr1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | IPA | [si˥] | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Jyutping | si1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Kana | きぬ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Kanji | 絹 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | McCune–Reischauer | kyŏn | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Middle Chinese | si | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | siiˋ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Revised Romanization | gyeon | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Romanization | sy | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Romanization | kinu | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Sichuanese Pinyin | si1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Simplified Chinese | 丝 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Traditional Chinese | 絲 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Transcriptions | TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinsīBopomofoㄙWade–Gilesssŭ1IPA[sɨ́]other MandarinDunganсыSichuanese Pinyinsi1WuRomanizationsyXiangIPAsr1HakkaPha̍k-fa-sṳsiiˋYue: Cantone… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Transcriptions | TranscriptionsRevised RomanizationgyeonMcCune–Reischauerkyŏn | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Transcriptions | TranscriptionsRomanizationkinu | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Tâi-lô | si | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Vietnamese alphabet | lụa | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Wade–Giles | ssŭ1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Silk | Yale Romanization | sī | 1.00 | infobox |
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