Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 泉 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (線)
Simplified (线)
Notes
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总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)級 rank (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
线
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
线
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
线
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
线
Regular
Modern
Chinese
线 / 線 [xiàn]
thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiáo],股[gǔ],根[gēn]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
Japanese
noun
- line; stripe; stria
- line (e.g. telephone line); wire
- ray (e.g. X-ray); beam
- line (e.g. of a railroad); track; route; lane
- outline; contours; form
- level
- division
- line (of action); position; approach; policy; principle
- impression one leaves; air one gives off
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
線 せん
Sen surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
线索 [xiànsuǒ] #947
trail
路线 [lùxiàn] #3,514
itinerary
线路 [xiànlù] #4,735
line
热线 [rèxiàn] #4,221
hotline (communications link)
在线 [zàixiàn] #15,439
online
无线 [wúxiàn] #7,077
wireless
视线 [shìxiàn] #4,816
line of sight
底线 [dǐxiàn] #5,289
to underline
无线电 [wúxiàndiàn] #3,945
wireless
曲线 [qūxiàn] #7,960
curve
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 視線 [しせん] #1,299
one's line of sight
目線 [めせん] #4,123
(one's) gaze
⭐ 一直線 [いっちょくせん] #5,675
straight line
視線を落とす [しせんをおとす] #8,425
to look downwards (at)
⭐ 前線 [ぜんせん] #8,608
(weather) front
⭐ 無線 [むせん] #9,827
radio (communication)
⭐ 光線 [こうせん] #10,023
beam
⭐ 戦線 [せんせん] #11,029
(war) front
⭐ 最前線 [さいぜんせん] #11,082
front line
⭐ 線路 [せんろ] #11,130
railway track
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