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

垂线 chuí xiàn (math.) perpendicular line; vertical line
斑马线 bān mǎ xiàn crosswalk; zebra crossing
棉线 mián xiàn cotton thread; yarn cotton
毛线针 máo xiàn zhēn knitting needle
司线员 sī xiàn yuán line judge (tennis etc)
单行线 dān xíng xiàn one-way road
国界线 guó jiè xiàn border between countries; line forming the border
母线 mǔ xiàn generating line; generatrix (in geometry); bus (in electronics); bus bar
法线 fǎ xiàn normal line to a surface
准线 zhǔn xiàn directrix line of a parabola; guide line
经线 jīng xiàn warp; line of longitude; meridian (geography)
经纬线 jīng wěi xiàn lines of latitude and longitude; warp and woof
线绳 xiàn shéng string; cotton rope
装配线 zhuāng pèi xiàn assembly line; production line
K线 k xiàn candlestick (in a candlestick chart)
K线图 k xiàn tú candlestick chart
一线之间 yī xiàn zhī jiān a hair's breadth apart; a fine line; a fine distinction
一线之隔 yī xiàn zhī gé a fine line; a fine distinction
一线希望 yī xiàn xī wàng a gleam of hope
一线微光 yī xiàn wēi guāng gleam
三八线 sān bā xiàn 38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
三十八度线 sān shí bā dù xiàn 38th parallel; dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea
三味线 sān wèi xiàn shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument
三次曲线 sān cì qū xiàn cubic curve (geometry)
上线 shàng xiàn to go online; to put sth online
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