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
slur (music)
conic section
online
horizon
ground; earth (wire)
graph of average values
moving average index (used in financial analysis)
vertical line
vertical line; (math.) perpendicular line
sunken cord (used in bookbinding)
base line (in geodetic survey); base (of a triangle)
inked line
line ball (i.e. on the line); pressure crease
crimping pliers; amp pliers
outer ring (road or rail line)
(basketball) outside the three-point line
a geodesic (curve)
antenna; mast; connection with high-ranking officials
Teletubbies
skyline; horizon
meridian
cosmic ray
cosmic ray
directrix of a parabola
solid line; continuous line