xián HSK7

string

Senses

xián string

the string of a musical instrument; (by extension) stringed instruments or music; (bound form) to play a stringed instrument; to bend or curve something

xián bowstring

the string of a bow

xián mainspring

the spring that powers a watch, clock, or other mechanical device

xián chord

a straight line segment connecting two points on a curve or circle

xián crescent moon

a semi-circular moon phase, such as the first or last quarter moon

xián wife

(literary) a metaphor for a wife, used in terms related to her loss or remarriage

xián surname

a Chinese surname

xián hypotenuse

the longest side of a right-angled triangle, opposite the right angle

References

classifier 弦/弦 根/根
same_as 絃/絃 弦/弦
variant 絃/絃 弦/弦