线 xiàn

line, thread, wire; clue

HSK 4 #430

DEFINITIONS

  • line, thread, wire
  • clue
  • variant of 線|线[xian4]
  • thread
  • string
  • wire
  • line
  • CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]
  • (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

STROKES

WORDS

线 wěi xiàn woof; line of latitude; parallel
铁路线 tiě lù xiàn railway line
双曲线 shuāng qū xiàn hyperbola
上纲上线 shàng gāng shàng xiàn to criticize (as a matter of principle)
传输线 chuán shū xiàn transmission line
新干线 xīn gàn xiàn Shinkansen (Japanese high-speed train)
线缆 xiàn lǎn cable; wire; cord (computer)
线 xū xiàn dotted line; dashed line; (math.) imaginary line
来复线 lái fù xiàn rifling (spiral lines on inside of gun barrel imparting spin to the bullet)
线 qiē xiàn tangent line (geometry)
北回归线 běi huí guī xiàn Tropic of Cancer
南回归线 nán huí guī xiàn Tropic of Capricorn
线 dì xiàn earth (wire); ground
宇宙射线 yǔ zhòu shè xiàn cosmic ray
线图 qū xiàn tú line graph; line diagram
线段 xiàn duàn line segment
线管 luó xiàn guǎn solenoid; coil
针头线脑 zhēn tóu xiàn nǎo needle and thread; sewing implements; needlework; (fig.) unimportant thing
双绞线 shuāng jiǎo xiàn unshielded twisted pair; UTP
高压线 gāo yā xiàn high tension power line
主干线 zhǔ gàn xiàn trunk line (of road, network etc); backbone (cable)
线谱 wǔ xiàn pǔ (music) staff; stave
分数线 fēn shù xiàn horizontal line (in a fraction); minimum passing score
回归线 huí guī xiàn tropic; one of the two latitude lines, Tropic of Capricorn or Tropic of Cancer
垂直线 chuí zhí xiàn vertical line