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
Universal Serial Bus, USB (computer)
tie (music)
electrical lead; connecting line
rice noodle soup from Yunnan province
border line; boundary line
sideline; foul line
metal wire
needlework; needle and thread
sewing; needlework
needlework; working for a living as a needleworker
needlework; sewing
wicker sewing basket (dialect)
needle and thread; sewing implements; needlework
plumbline
minimum passing score for admission
railway line
continuous and patient effort (idiom)
long term
to come unsewn; to split at the seam
defensive line or perimeter
boundary; dividing line
theater chain (abbr. for 电影院线)
alignment (towards a political party etc)
cathode ray tube
military demarcation line MDL