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xián

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xián Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xián | xian2
English translation
bow string
string of musical instrument
watchspring
chord (segment of curve)
hypotenuse
CL: gēn [gēn]
bow string; string instrument; hypotenuse

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About xián

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

xián

Contains the radical

gōng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

bow

Etymology of xián

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

弓玄

Semantic compound

gōng

Phonetic compound

xuán

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Example sentences using xián

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yòng 手指 shǒuzhǐ huá Guò 竖琴 shù qín de 琴弦 qín xián .

She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.

日瓦戈将军 Jiāngjūn : 冬妮, 会弹三弦 qín ?

Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago : Tonya , can you play the balalaika?

如果 rúguǒ zài 拉紧 lā jǐn 小提琴 xiǎo tí qín de gēn xián , jiù huì běng duàn .

If you increase the tension of that violin string it will break.

de 手指 shǒuzhǐ qīng zhāo 吉他 jí tā de xián .

His fingers swept the strings of the guitar.

yīn chuí 敲击 qiāo jī 钢琴 gāng qín de xián bìng 使 shǐ zhī 震动 zhèn dòng .

The hammers strike the piano strings and vibrate them.

Words with xián

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
xián bow string xián
和弦 hé xián chord (music)和弦 hé xián
心弦 xīn xián heartstrings心弦 xīn xián
管弦乐 guǎn xián yuè orchestral music管弦樂
弦乐 xián yuè string music弦樂
扣人心弦 kòu rén xīn xián to excite扣人心弦 kòu rén xīn xián
管弦乐队 guǎn xián yuè duì orchestra管弦樂隊
琴弦 qín xián string (of a stringed instrument)琴弦 qín xián
正弦 zhèng xián (math.) sine正弦 zhèng xián
弓弦 gōng xián bowstring弓弦 gōng xián
上弦 shàng xián to wind上弦 shàng xián
三弦 sān xián sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra三弦 sān xián
弦外之音 xián wài zhī yīn overtone (music)弦外之音 xián wài zhī yīn
余弦 yú xián (math.) cosine餘弦
正弦波 zhèng xián bō sine wave正弦波 zhèng xián bō
改弦易辙 gǎi xián yì zhé to dance to a different tune改弦易轍
断弦 duàn xián widowed斷弦
弦歌 xián gē to sing to a string accompaniment弦歌 xián gē
下弦 xià xián third quarter or waning moon下弦 xià xián
续弦 xù xián second wife續弦

xián Decomposition & Compounds

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xián Decomposition

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xián Compounds

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