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线 xiàn

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线 xiàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiàn | xian4
English translation
variant of 線 xiàn
>线 xiàn [xiàn]
thread
string
wire
line
CL:條 tiáo
>条 tiáo [tiáo],股 gǔ [gǔ],根 gēn [gēn]
line, thread, wire; clue, trail

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About 线 xiàn

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

線 xiàn

Contains the radical

纟 sī

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

thread

Etymology of 线 xiàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰纟戋

Semantic compound

纟 sī

Phonetic compound

戋 jiān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 sī represents the meaning and 戋 jiān represents the sound. Simplified form of 線 xiàn .

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Example sentences using 线 xiàn

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这 zhè 根 gēn 线 xiàn 向 Xiàng 左 Zuǒ 斜 xié 了 le .

The line is slanting to the left.

她 tā 穿针引线 chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn 时 shí ,总是 zǒngshì 眯眼蹙 cù 额 é .

She frowns when she's putting thread into a needle.

拉曼自 zì 频 pín 移 yí 效应 xiào yìng 使 shǐ 飞秒 fēi miǎo 脉冲 mài chōng 向 Xiàng 后 Hòu 沿 yán 非线性 fēi xiàn xìng 漂移 piāo yí .

The pulse was drift backwards nonlinear by the self - frequency shift effect.

我 wǒ 眯 mí 紧 jǐn 眼睛 yǎnjing 避开 bì kāi 强烈 qiángliè 的 de 光线 guāng xiàn .

I screwed up my eyes against the strong light.

他 tā 拽 yè 下 xià 大衣 dà yī 上 shǎng 松驰的 de 线 xiàn .

He plucked at the loose threads of his coat.

Words with 线 xiàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
线 xiàn thread線 xiàn
线索 xiànsuǒ trail線索
路线 lù xiàn itinerary路線
线路 xiàn lù line線路
热线 rè xiàn hotline (communications link)熱線
在线 zài xiàn online在線
无线 wú xiàn wireless無線
视线 shìxiàn line of sight視線
底线 dǐ xiàn to underline底線
无线电 wú xiàn diàn wireless無線電
曲线 qū xiàn curve曲線
一线 yī xiàn front line一線
光线 guāng xiàn light ray光線
前线 qián xiàn front line前線
短线 duǎn xiàn short term短線
航线 háng xiàn air or shipping route航線
电线 diàn xiàn wire電線
直线 zhí xiàn straight line直線
线条 xiàn tiáo line (in drawing, calligraphy etc)線條
战线 zhàn xiàn battle line戰線
生产线 shēng chǎn xiàn assembly line生產線
有线电视 yǒu xiàn diàn shì cable television有線電視
紫外线 zǐ wài xiàn ultraviolet ray紫外線
射线 shè xiàn ray射線
天线 tiān xiàn antenna天線

线 xiàn Decomposition & Compounds

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线 xiàn Decomposition

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