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线

xiàn
HSK 3

“Thread” in Chinese is 线 (xiàn).

Other characters with the syllable xian: see all 22 →

Meaning

  • thread
  • string
  • wire
Show 3 more meanings
  • line
  • (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
  • variant of 線|线[xian4]

Example

飞蛾被光线吸引。

Moths are attracted by light.

From 光线 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 线

路线lùxiànitineraryHSK 3光线guāngxiànlight rayHSK 5线索xiànsuǒtrailHSK 5直线zhíxiànstraight lineHSK 5热线rèxiànhotline (communications link)HSK 6线路xiànlù(electricity) line; circuit; wireHSK 6底线dǐxiànbottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to acceptHSK 7-9电线diànxiànwireHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3被bèiquiltHSK 3币bìmoneyHSK 3标biāomarkHSK 3并bìngandHSK 3播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3补bǔto repairHSK 3

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