线 xiàn

line; wire; thread

HSK 4 #430

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 430th character
Radical ⽷ (120.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 1336
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

线 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 xiàn
  7. 7. CL tiáo,,gēn

Stroke order

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Words containing 线

Word Meaning
junction box (elec.)
marionette
power strip; powerboard (with multiple electrical sockets)
polygonal line
cycloid
to hang up the phone; to reel in (a fishing line etc)
the attack (e.g. football forwards); the front line
use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
digital subscriber line (DSL)
data bus (computer)
Wenshan Line of Taipei Metro
slash (punct.); slanting line; oblique line
geological fault line
(telephone or Internet connection) disconnected; cut off
bolt cutter
a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall
timeline
dark-line spectrum
curve fitting
save the country by indirect means
the theory of curves
jigsaw
Cable Network News (CNN)
Muzha Line, old name of Taipei Metro line
the prime meridian; the first meridian