蛛絲

蛛丝
zhūsī
  1. cobweb; spiderweb
  2. spider silk; gossamer; cobweb's thread

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 蛛 zhū (bound form) spider
2 絲 sī
  1. silk
  2. thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
  3. classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc

Containing this entry

蛛絲馬跡 zhūsīmǎjì
  1. lit. spider's thread and horse track
  2. tiny hints (of a secret)
  3. traces
  4. clue