xiàn

line; wire; thread

Character data

Radical ⽷ (120.9)
Strokes 15
SIMPLIFIED , 线

Definitions

線 xiàn
  1. 1. line
  2. 2. wire
  3. 3. thread
  4. 4. string
  5. 5. (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
  6. 6. variant of 线xiàn
  7. 7. CL tiáo,,gēn

Words containing 線

Word Meaning
linear accelerator
linear accelerator
(cosmetics) eye line; spy; informer
eyeliner (cosmetics)
eyeliner (cosmetics)
a shortest curve; a geodesic (curve)
short term
yard line (sports)
line of magnetic flux
line of magnetic flux
moving average (in financial analysis)
moving average index (used in financial analysis)
lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
thread a needle
baseline (sports); end line
isobar (line of equal pressure)
isentropic curve (physics})
isallobar (line of equal pressure gradient)
"eel worm", a parasitic worm carrying meningitis
general term for pipes, cables etc; pipeline
rice-flour noodles
infrared ray
infrared guided missile
red line
yarn