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qiàn

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qiàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qiàn | qian4
English translation
boatman's tow-rope
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiān | xian1
English translation
fine
delicate
minute
fine, delicate; tiny, minute

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About qiàn

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

xiān

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

silk

Etymology of qiàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

纟千

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

qiān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and qiān represents the sound. Simplified form of xiān .

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Example sentences using qiàn

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横行 héng xíng de 纤维 xiānwéi 接索 Chéng duì 的两神经 shénjīng jiē Lián 在一起 zài yī qǐ .

The transverse fibres or commissure unite the two ganglia of a pair.

使用 shǐyòng tàn 纤维 xiānwéi 补强 de 塑胶 sù jiāo 基材 jī cái 的烘 gān 条件 tiáojiàn .

Use the base resin drying requirements for carbon fiber reinforced compounds.

ZSL旋翼 xuán yì shāi shì 目前 mùqián 国内 guó nèi 使用 shǐyòng zuì 广泛 guǎngfàn de 一种 yī zhǒng 精选 jīng xuǎn 设备 shèbèi ,用于 yòng yú 筛除 shāi chú 浆料 Zhōng 的浆 tuán Fēi 纤维 xiānwéi 杂质 zá zhì .

ZSL series erivan screen is the most popular choiceness equipment at persent.

椰子 yē zi 提供 tígōng 肉类 ròu lèi ”, 饮料 yǐnliào 油脂 yóu zhī 肥皂 féizào zuò diào () de 纤维 xiānwéi .

Coconuts provide " meat ", drink, oil, soap and fiber for fishing line.

de 探讨 tàntǎo 乌梅 wán kàng gān 纤维 xiānwéi huā de 作用 zuòyòng 机理 jī lǐ .

Objective : To probe the action mechanism of anti - liver fibrosis of Wumei Pill.

Words with qiàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
纤维 xiānwéi fiber纖維
qiàn fine xiān
光纤 guāng xiān optical fiber光纖
纤细 xiān xì fine纖細
化纤 huà xiān synthetic fiber化纖
纤维素 xiān wéi sù cellulose纖維素
纤弱 xiān ruò fragile纖弱
纤纤 xiān xiān slim纖纖
神经纤维 shén jīng xiān wéi neurofibril神經纖維
合成纤维 hé chéng xiān wéi synthetic fiber合成纖維
肌纤维 jī xiān wéi muscle fiber肌纖維
玻璃纤维 bō lí xiān wéi fiberglass玻璃纖維
纤夫 qiàn fū burlak (barge hauler)縴夫
纤毛 xiān máo cilium纖毛
纤瘦 xiān shòu slender纖瘦
纤巧 xiān qiǎo delicate纖巧
纤手 xiān shǒu delicate hands纖手
人造纤维 rén zào xiān wéi synthetic fiber人造纖維
化学纤维 huà xué xiān wéi synthetic fiber化學纖維
原纤维 yuán xiān wéi fibril原纖維
光导纤维 guāng dǎo xiān wéi optical fiber光導纖維
纤柔 xiān róu delicate纖柔
纤尘不染 xiān chén bù rǎn spotless纖塵不染

qiàn Decomposition & Compounds

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qiàn Decomposition

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