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
cotton thread; yarn cotton
grid lines; graticule
cable; wire (sheathed in rubber)
(math.) elliptic curve
transversal line
horizontal line; horizontal coordinate line
correct line (i.e. the party line)
deadline (loanword)
bus (in electronics); bus bar; generatrix (in geometry)
wool yarn; knitting wool
sweater; woolen knitwear; wool
knitting needle
lines formed by waves on a beach
along the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line
normal line to a surface
assembly line; (computing) pipeline
streamline (physics)
streamlined; sleek
coastline; shoreline; seaboard
geodesic; a geodesic (curve)
geodesic curvature
guide line; directrix line of a parabola
Shanghai-Nanjing line
live electrical wire; firing line (battle)
wireless