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
jigsaw; fret saw
line of latitude; parallel; woof
line of latitude; parallel
suture; sewing thread
vertical line; vertical coordinate line
computer bus
cable
Rogowski coil
wool yarn; knitting wool
America Online (AOL)
Cable Network News (CNN)
mass line; CCP policy of reaching the people
tone of voice; timbre
ridge line
to derail; to jump the track (of train); derailment
rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun)
autoradiography
aviation line
air or shipping route
dashed line; dotted line; (math.) imaginary line
digestive tract of a shrimp; sand vein
spiral
solenoid; coil
army itinerary; route of march
decay curves