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弦
xián
1.
bow string
2.
string of musical instrument
3.
watchspring
4.
chord (segment of curve)
5.
hypotenuse
6.
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Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
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
上弦
shàngxián
to wind
下弦
xiàxián
third quarter or waning moon
促弦
cùxián
to tighten the strings (of a musical instrument)
口弦
kǒuxián
Jew's harp
和弦
héxián
chord (music)
定弦
dìngxián
tuning (stringed instrument)
弓弦
gōngxián
bowstring
弦数
xiánshù
number of strings (of an instrument)
弦月
xiányuè
half-moon
弦乐
xiányuè
string music
弦歌
xiángē
to sing to a string accompaniment
弦论
xiánlùn
string theory (in theoretical physics)
心弦
xīnxián
heartstrings
断弦
duànxián
widowed
正弦
zhèngxián
sine (of angle), written sin θ
琴弦
qínxián
string (of a stringed instrument)
续弦
xùxián
to remarry (of a widow)
超弦
chāoxián
super-string
余弦
yúxián
cosine (of angle), written cos θ
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,257
- Word Frequency Rank
- 5,618 of 84,292