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弦
xián
bow string; string instrument; hypotenuse
🔤 Pictophonetic:
弓 (bow) provides meaning, 玄 provides pronunciation
Words Using 弦 (63)
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弦
xián
bow string / string of musical instrument / watchspring / chord (segment of curve) / hypotenuse / CL:[[根<gēn>]]
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弦
xián
bow string / string of musical instrument / watchspring / chord (segment of curve) / hypotenuse / CL:[[根<gēn>]]
心弦
xīnxián
heartstrings
心弦
xīnxián
heartstrings
和弦
héxián
chord (music)
和弦
héxián
chord (music)
琴弦
qínxián
string (of a stringed instrument)
琴弦
qínxián
string (of a stringed instrument)
上弦
shàngxián
to wind / to tighten / crescent moon / first quarter or waxing moon
上弦
shàngxián
to wind / to tighten / crescent moon / first quarter or waxing moon
上弦月
shàngxiányuè
first quarter moon
上弦月
shàngxiányuè
first quarter moon
七弦琴
qīxiánqín
guqin or seven-stringed zither
七弦琴
qīxiánqín
guqin or seven-stringed zither
主和弦
zhǔhéxián
tonic triad / triad of the home key
主和弦
zhǔhéxián
tonic triad / triad of the home key
三弦
sānxián
sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra
三弦
sānxián
sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra
下弦月
xiàxiányuè
third quarter or waning moon
下弦月
xiàxiányuè
third quarter or waning moon
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