Senses
线/ 線 variants: 綫 route
route; transport line; physical path
线/ 線 variants: 綫 line (geometry)
(geometry) the figure formed by a moving point
线/ 線 variants: 綫 thread
thread; string; wire; something long and thin like a thread; (bound form) made of cotton thread
线/ 線 variants: 綫 boundary
boundary; demarcation line; frontline; verge; brink
线/ 線 variants: 綫 clue
(bound form) clue; lead; a thread of information or a person who provides such information
线/ 線 variants: 綫 political line
(political) line; a person's position or role in a specific field of work (e.g. frontline)
线/ 線 variants: 綫 [unit]
(classifier) used for a glimmer of abstract things like hope; also used to count telephone lines or the tier of a city
线/ 線 variants: 綫 surname
a Chinese surname
线/ 線 variants: 綫 line (measure word, city tier)
(measure word) for the number of telephone or traffic lines; (after a number) the tier of a Chinese city (e.g. first-tier city)