线索 xiànsuǒ

HSK level

Traditional form

線索

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

线 xiàn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

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

Phonetic compound

戋 jiān

Semantic compound

纟 sī

Positional decomposition

⿰纟戋

Number of Strokes

索 Suǒ

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of two hands (廾 gǒng ) twisting together a long rope (糸 mì ).

Positional decomposition

⿱⿱十冖糸

Number of Strokes

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警察 jǐngchá 根据 gēnjù 线索 xiànsuǒ 追根 zhuī gēn 到底 dàodǐ ,终于 zhōngyú 抓住 zhuā zhù 了 le 这个 zhè ge 罪犯 zuìfàn .

The police followed home the clue and finally caught the culprit.

警方 jǐng fāng 急盼任何 rènhé 可能 kěnéng 知道 zhīdào 这批武器 wǔqì 下落 xià luò 的 de 人 rén 提供线索。

The police are anxious to hear from anyone who may know the whereabouts of the firearms.

警方 jǐng fāng 认为 rènwéi 那盘录像带 lù xiàng dài 可 kě 能 Néng 录有能 Néng 确认 quèrèn 凶手 xiōngshǒu 身份 shēnfèn 的 de 一些 yī xiē 重要 zhòngyào 线索 xiànsuǒ 。

The police think the videotape may hold some vital clues to the identity of the killer.

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 线索 xiànsuǒ and their own compounds.

线 xiàn

戔 jiān

戈 gē

弋 yì , 丿 piě

纟 sī

索 Suǒ

糸 mì

小 xiǎo , 幺 yāo

十 shí

See all 3 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 线索 xiànsuǒ in their composition.

线 xiàn

索 Suǒ

嗦 suō , 鎍 suǒ , 溹

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