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弦
xián
1.
bow string
2.
string of musical instrument
3.
watchspring
4.
chord (segment of curve)
5.
hypotenuse
6.
CL:[[根<gēn>]]
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
琴弦
qínxián
string (of a stringed instrument)
正弦
zhèngxián
sine (of angle), written sin θ
断弦
duànxián
widowed
弦数
xiánshù
number of strings (of an instrument)
弦月
xiányuè
half-moon
促弦
cùxián
to tighten the strings (of a musical instrument)
弦乐
xiányuè
string music
口弦
kǒuxián
Jew's harp
和弦
héxián
chord (music)
弦歌
xiángē
to sing to a string accompaniment
鹍弦
kūnxián
pipa strings, made from sinews of large crane or swan [[鵾雞|鹍鸡<kūnjī>]]
心弦
xīnxián
heartstrings
弦论
xiánlùn
string theory (in theoretical physics)
余弦
yúxián
cosine (of angle), written cos θ
定弦
dìngxián
tuning (stringed instrument)
超弦
chāoxián
super-string
下弦
xiàxián
third quarter or waning moon
续弦
xùxián
to remarry (of a widow)
弓弦
gōngxián
bowstring
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,257
- Word Frequency Rank
- 5,618 of 84,292