粉丝

粉絲
fěnsī
  1. bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles
  2. fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans")

CEDICT

loanword

Entry Composition

1 粉 fěn
  1. powder
  2. cosmetic face powder
  3. food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour
  4. to turn to powder
  5. (dialect) to whitewash
  6. white
  7. pink
  8. (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉丝 fěnsī)
  9. to be a fan of
2 丝 sī
  1. silk
  2. thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
  3. classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc