弦 xián

string; hypotenuse, crescent

HSK 6 #2258

DEFINITIONS

  • string
  • hypotenuse, crescent
  • bow string
  • string of musical instrument
  • watchspring
  • chord (segment of curve)
  • hypotenuse
  • CL:根[gen1]

STROKES

WORDS

和弦 hé xián chord (music)
管弦乐 guǎn xián yuè orchestral music
弦乐 xián yuè string music
管弦乐队 guǎn xián yuè duì orchestra
心弦 xīn xián heartstrings
琴弦 qín xián string (of a stringed instrument)
扣人心弦 kòu rén xīn xián to excite; to thrill; exciting; thrilling; cliff-hanging
正弦 zhèng xián (math.) sine
余弦 yú xián (math.) cosine
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
上弦 shàng xián to wind; to tighten; crescent moon; first quarter or waxing moon
七弦琴 qī xián qín guqin or seven-stringed zither
弦月 xián yuè half-moon; the 7th and 8th and 22nd and 23rd of the lunar month
弦乐器 xián yuè qì string instrument
弦乐队 xián yuè duì string orchestra
改弦易辙 gǎi xián yì zhé change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction; to dance to a different tune
G弦裤 g xián kù G-string
G弦褲 g xián kù G-string
七和弦 qī hé xián seventh (musical cord)
三和弦 sān hé xián triad; musical chord of three notes, such as major triad do-mi-so
上弦月 shàng xián yuè first quarter moon
下弦 xià xián third quarter or waning moon
下弦月 xià xián yuè third quarter or waning moon
主和弦 zhǔ hé xián tonic triad; triad of the home key
促弦 cù xián to tighten the strings (of a musical instrument)
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