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
thread spool
nonlinear (math.)
median line; half-way line
parabola
to go offline
meridian
underline; underscore _
horizontal line; horizontal coordinate line
along the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line
yarn
computer bus
rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun)
border line; boundary line
the whole length (of a road or railway line)
to underline; to draw a line; to delineate
lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
central axis (line)
(geometry) a diagonal
streamlined; sleek
to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post)
power cable (of an appliance etc)
parallel lines
ring road; circle line (e.g. rail or subway)
woolen thread; wool
ball of string