弦
xián
HSK level: HSK 7–9
Meaning
bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse
Measure word: 根
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Characters
Examples
我弄断了我吉他的一根弦。
Wǒ nòng duàn le wǒ jí tā de yī gēn xián.
I broke a string on my guitar.
Words with this character
扣人心弦 kòu rén xīn xián to excite管弦乐团 guǎn xián yuè tuán orchestra超弦 chāo xián superstring促弦 cù xián to tighten the strings定弦 dìng xián tuning断弦 duàn xián widowed弓弦 gōng xián bowstring和弦 hé xián chord口弦 kǒu xián Jew's harp鹍弦 kūn xián pipa strings, made from sinews of large crane or swan 鹍鸡 kūn jī琴弦 qín xián string三弦 sān xián 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 shàng xián to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc下弦 xià xián last quarter, aka third quarter弦歌 xián gē to sing to a string accompaniment弦论 xián lùn string theory弦数 xián shù number of strings弦月 xián yuè half-moon弦乐 xián yuè string music心弦 xīn xián heartstrings续弦 xù xián to remarry余弦 yú xián cosine正弦 zhèng xián sine