线

Traditional (Taiwan): 線

On the HSK 6 vocabulary list, at CEFR level B2.

xiàn ㄒㄧㄢˋ

    • thread
    • string
    • wire
    • line
    • tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

      after a number

Classifiers (measure words)

thread

Usually

Less often

string

wire

Usually

Less often

line

Other words read xiàn

In the same tone

  • 见 xiàn appear
  • 县 xiàn county
  • 现 xiàn appear
  • 献 xiàn offer
  • 限 xiàn limit

All 21 words read xiàn

xian with other tones

  • 先 xiān beforehand
  • 显 xiǎn make visible
  • 仙 xiān immortal
  • 弦 xián bow string
  • 鲜 xiān fresh

All 74 words read xian in any tone

How 线 is written

    部首 radical
    纟
    笔画 strokes
    8, with 5 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    左右结构
    偏旁 parts
    纟戋
    形旁 meaning
    纟
    声旁 sound
    戋

    Words with 线

    Starting with 线

    All 36 words starting with 线

    Ending with 线

    • 路线 lùxiàn itinerary
    • 航线 hángxiàn air or shipping route
    • 一线 yīxiàn front line
    • 前线 qiánxiàn front line
    • 干线 gànxiàn main line

    All 288 words ending with 线

    Containing 线

    All 86 words containing 线

    Sources