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线

see styles
xiàn
    xian4
hsien
 sen
variant of 線|线[xian4]
Thread: a clue, continuation. An intp. of sūtra.


线

see styles
xiàn
    xian4
hsien
 sen
    せん
thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
(n,n-suf) (1) line; stripe; stria; (n,n-suf) (2) line (e.g. telephone line); wire; (n,n-suf) (3) (See X線) ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; (n,n-suf) (4) line (e.g. of a railroad); track; route; lane; (n,n-suf) (5) outline; contours; form; (n,n-suf) (6) level; (n,n-suf) (7) division; (n,n-suf) (8) (See いい線) line (of action); position; approach; policy; principle; (n,n-suf) (9) (See 線が太い,線が細い) impression one leaves; air one gives off; (surname) Sen
A thread, wire, clue, spy, lead, connection.

K線


K线

see styles
k xiàn
    k xian4
k hsien
candlestick (in a candlestick chart)

一線


一线

see styles
yī xiàn
    yi1 xian4
i hsien
 issen
    いっせん
front line
line

上線


上线

see styles
shàng xiàn
    shang4 xian4
shang hsien
 jousen / josen
    じょうせん
to go online; to put something online
overline; overscore; overbar

下線


下线

see styles
xià xiàn
    xia4 xian4
hsia hsien
 kasen
    かせん
to go offline; (of a product) to roll off the assembly line; downline (person below oneself in a pyramid scheme)
underline; underscore

中線


中线

see styles
zhōng xiàn
    zhong1 xian4
chung hsien
half-way line; median line

串線


串线

see styles
chuàn xiàn
    chuan4 xian4
ch`uan hsien
    chuan hsien
to get the lines crossed

主線


主线

see styles
zhǔ xiàn
    zhu3 xian4
chu hsien
main line (of communication); main thread (of a plotline or concept); central theme

伏線


伏线

see styles
fú xiàn
    fu2 xian4
fu hsien
 fukusen
    ふくせん
foreshadowing (literary device)
(1) foreshadowing; (2) preparation; precautionary measures

佔線


占线

see styles
zhàn xiàn
    zhan4 xian4
chan hsien
busy (telephone line)

光線


光线

see styles
guāng xiàn
    guang1 xian4
kuang hsien
 kousen / kosen
    こうせん
light ray; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]; light; illumination; lighting (for a photograph)
beam; light ray

全線


全线

see styles
quán xiàn
    quan2 xian4
ch`üan hsien
    chüan hsien
 zensen
    ぜんせん
the whole front (in a war); the whole length (of a road or railway line)
(1) the whole (railway) line; the entire (bus) route; (2) all lines; all routes; (3) the whole front (in war); (4) all fronts

凸線


凸线

see styles
tū xiàn
    tu1 xian4
t`u hsien
    tu hsien
convex curve

凹線


凹线

see styles
āo xiàn
    ao1 xian4
ao hsien
groove

出線


出线

see styles
chū xiàn
    chu1 xian4
ch`u hsien
    chu hsien
(sports) to go out of bounds; to go over the line; to qualify for the next round of competition; (Tw) (fig.) to make the grade; to achieve success

切線


切线

see styles
qiē xiàn
    qie1 xian4
ch`ieh hsien
    chieh hsien
 sessen
    せっせん
tangent line (geometry)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (mathematics term) tangent line; tangential line

前線


前线

see styles
qián xiàn
    qian2 xian4
ch`ien hsien
    chien hsien
 zensen
    ぜんせん
front line; military front; workface; cutting edge
(1) {met} (weather) front; (2) {mil} front line; the front; battlefront; forward area

割線


割线

see styles
gē xiàn
    ge1 xian4
ko hsien
 kassen
    かっせん
secant line (math.)
{geom} secant line

劃線


划线

see styles
huà xiàn
    hua4 xian4
hua hsien
to delineate; to draw a line; to underline

吊線


吊线

see styles
diào xiàn
    diao4 xian4
tiao hsien
plumbline

在線


在线

see styles
zài xiàn
    zai4 xian4
tsai hsien
online

地線


地线

see styles
dì xiàn
    di4 xian4
ti hsien
earth (wire); ground

均線


均线

see styles
jun xiàn
    jun1 xian4
chün hsien
graph of average values

垂線


垂线

see styles
chuí xiàn
    chui2 xian4
ch`ui hsien
    chui hsien
 suisen
    すいせん
(math.) perpendicular line; vertical line
perpendicular line

埋線


埋线

see styles
mái xiàn
    mai2 xian4
mai hsien
 maisen
    まいせん
sunken cord (used in bookbinding)
underground cable

基線


基线

see styles
jī xiàn
    ji1 xian4
chi hsien
 kisen
    きせん
baseline (surveying, budgeting, typography etc); (math.) base (of a triangle)
base line; (place-name) Kisen

墨線


墨线

see styles
mò xiàn
    mo4 xian4
mo hsien
inked line; carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)

壓線


压线

see styles
yā xiàn
    ya1 xian4
ya hsien
pressure crease; fig. to toil for sb else's benefit; line ball (i.e. on the line)

外線


外线

see styles
wài xiàn
    wai4 xian4
wai hsien
 gaisen
    がいせん
(military) line of troops encircling an enemy position; (telephony) outside line; (basketball) outside the three-point line
outside telephone line; outer circle

天線


天线

see styles
tiān xiàn
    tian1 xian4
t`ien hsien
    tien hsien
antenna; mast; connection with high-ranking officials

契線


契线

see styles
qì xiàn
    qi4 xian4
ch`i hsien
    chi hsien
 kaisen
契經 The sutras, because they tally with the mind of man and the laws of nature.

實線


实线

see styles
shí xiàn
    shi2 xian4
shih hsien
solid line; continuous line

射線


射线

see styles
shè xiàn
    she4 xian4
she hsien
 shasen
    しゃせん
ray
line of fire (of a gun)

專線


专线

see styles
zhuān xiàn
    zhuan1 xian4
chuan hsien
special-purpose phone line or communications link; hotline; special rail line (e.g. between airport and city); CL:條|条[tiao2]

導線


导线

see styles
dǎo xiàn
    dao3 xian4
tao hsien
 dousen / dosen
    どうせん
electrical lead
(1) {elec} conducting wire; (2) (See 動線) line of flow (of people, objects, etc.)

峰線


峰线

see styles
fēng xiàn
    feng1 xian4
feng hsien
mountain ridge line

布線


布线

see styles
bù xiàn
    bu4 xian4
pu hsien
 fusen
    ふせん
wiring
wiring

幹線


干线

see styles
gàn xiàn
    gan4 xian4
kan hsien
 kansen
    かんせん
main line; trunk line
(noun - becomes adjective with の) main line; trunk line

底線


底线

see styles
dǐ xiàn
    di3 xian4
ti hsien
bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline; (sewing) under thread; spy; informer; plant

引線


引线

see styles
yǐn xiàn
    yin3 xian4
yin hsien
fuse (for an explosive device); electrical lead; intermediary; catalyst; (dialect) sewing needle

弧線


弧线

see styles
hú xiàn
    hu2 xian4
hu hsien
 kosen
    こせん
arc
arc (of a circle)

截線


截线

see styles
jié xiàn
    jie2 xian4
chieh hsien
intersecting line

戰線


战线

see styles
zhàn xiàn
    zhan4 xian4
chan hsien
battle line; battlefront; front

折線


折线

see styles
zhé xiàn
    zhe2 xian4
che hsien
 sessen
    せっせん
broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments); polygonal line; dog leg
broken line

拆線


拆线

see styles
chāi xiàn
    chai1 xian4
ch`ai hsien
    chai hsien
to remove stitches (from a wound)

括線


括线

see styles
kuò xiàn
    kuo4 xian4
k`uo hsien
    kuo hsien
(math.) vinculum

掉線


掉线

see styles
diào xiàn
    diao4 xian4
tiao hsien
to get disconnected (from the Internet)

掛線


挂线

see styles
guà xiàn
    gua4 xian4
kua hsien
to hang up the phone

接線


接线

see styles
jiē xiàn
    jie1 xian4
chieh hsien
 sessen
    せっせん
wiring; to connect a wire
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (mathematics term) tangent line; tangential line

摺線


摺线

see styles
zhé xiàn
    zhe2 xian4
che hsien
variant of 折線|折线[zhe2 xian4], broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments); polygonal line; dog leg

擺線


摆线

see styles
bǎi xiàn
    bai3 xian4
pai hsien
cycloid

支線


支线

see styles
zhī xiàn
    zhi1 xian4
chih hsien
 shisen
    しせん
branch line; side road; spur; fig. secondary plot (in a story)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) branch line; (personal name) Shisen

收線


收线

see styles
shōu xiàn
    shou1 xian4
shou hsien
to reel in (a fishing line etc); to hang up the phone

放線


放线

see styles
fàng xiàn
    fang4 xian4
fang hsien
 housen / hosen
    ほうせん
(angling) to play a fish; (kite-flying) to let the string out; (dating) to play the field
(n,adj-f) radiatio; radial structure; radiation (in anatomy, etc.)

斜線


斜线

see styles
xié xiàn
    xie2 xian4
hsieh hsien
 shasen
    しゃせん
oblique line; slash (symbol)
oblique line; forward slash

斷線


断线

see styles
duàn xiàn
    duan4 xian4
tuan hsien
(of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break; (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued; (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected; cut off

曲線


曲线

see styles
qū xiàn
    qu1 xian4
ch`ü hsien
    chü hsien
 kyokusen
    きょくせん
curve; curved line; indirect; in a roundabout way
curve

有線


有线

see styles
yǒu xiàn
    you3 xian4
yu hsien
 yuusen / yusen
    ゆうせん
wired; cable (television)
(can be adjective with の) (1) (ant: 無線・2) wired; cabled; (2) communication by wire

棉線


棉线

see styles
mián xiàn
    mian2 xian4
mien hsien
cotton thread; yarn cotton

標線


标线

see styles
biāo xiàn
    biao1 xian4
piao hsien
marking line (painted on a road to guide motorists); reticle; graticule

橫線


横线

see styles
héng xiàn
    heng2 xian4
heng hsien
horizontal line; (math.) horizontal axis

死線


死线

see styles
sǐ xiàn
    si3 xian4
ssu hsien
 shisen
    しせん
deadline (loanword)
(1) borderline between life and death; verge of death; (2) deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

母線


母线

see styles
mǔ xiàn
    mu3 xian4
mu hsien
 bosen
    ぼせん
generating line; generatrix (in geometry); bus (in electronics); bus bar
(1) generating line; (2) {comp} bus

毛線


毛线

see styles
máo xiàn
    mao2 xian4
mao hsien
knitting wool; wool yarn

汀線


汀线

see styles
tīng xiàn
    ting1 xian4
t`ing hsien
    ting hsien
 teisen; migiwasen / tesen; migiwasen
    ていせん; みぎわせん
lines formed by waves on a beach
shoreline; beach line

沿線


沿线

see styles
yán xiàn
    yan2 xian4
yen hsien
 ensen
    えんせん
along the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line
(noun - becomes adjective with の) places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.

法線


法线

see styles
fǎ xiàn
    fa3 xian4
fa hsien
 housen / hosen
    ほうせん
normal line to a surface
{math} (See 法線ベクトル・ほうせんベクトル) normal vector

流線


流线

see styles
liú xiàn
    liu2 xian4
liu hsien
 ryuusen / ryusen
    りゅうせん
streamline (physics)
flow line; streamline; lines representing the flow of a fluid

準線


准线

see styles
zhǔn xiàn
    zhun3 xian4
chun hsien
directrix line of a parabola; guide line

火線


火线

see styles
huǒ xiàn
    huo3 xian4
huo hsien
 kasen
    かせん
firing line (battle); live electrical wire
(1) firing line; (2) {physics} caustic curve

無線


无线

see styles
wú xiàn
    wu2 xian4
wu hsien
 musen
    むせん
wireless
(1) radio (communication); (adj-no,n) (2) (ant: 有線・1) wireless; not using wires; (place-name) Musen

熱線


热线

see styles
rè xiàn
    re4 xian4
je hsien
 nessen
    ねっせん
hotline (communications link)
(1) heated wire; (2) (See 赤外線) infrared rays; heat rays

牙線


牙线

see styles
yá xiàn
    ya2 xian4
ya hsien
dental floss; CL:條|条[tiao2]

牽線


牵线

see styles
qiān xiàn
    qian1 xian4
ch`ien hsien
    chien hsien
to pull strings; to manipulate (a puppet); to control from behind the scene; to mediate

班線


班线

see styles
bān xiàn
    ban1 xian4
pan hsien
route (of a bus etc)

環線


环线

see styles
huán xiàn
    huan2 xian4
huan hsien
ring road; circle line (e.g. rail or subway)

界線


界线

see styles
jiè xiàn
    jie4 xian4
chieh hsien
limits; bounds; dividing line

白線


白线

see styles
bái xiàn
    bai2 xian4
pai hsien
 hakusen
    はくせん
white line (road markings)
(1) white line; (2) linea alba (anot.)

直線


直线

see styles
zhí xiàn
    zhi2 xian4
chih hsien
 chokusen
    ちょくせん
straight line; sharply (rise or fall)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) straight line

眼線


眼线

see styles
yǎn xiàn
    yan3 xian4
yen hsien
informer; snitch; spy; scout; (cosmetics) eye line

短線


短线

see styles
duǎn xiàn
    duan3 xian4
tuan hsien
short term

碼線


码线

see styles
mǎ xiàn
    ma3 xian4
ma hsien
yard line (sports)

端線


端线

see styles
duān xiàn
    duan1 xian4
tuan hsien
 tansen
    たんせん
end line; baseline (sports)
edge

管線


管线

see styles
guǎn xiàn
    guan3 xian4
kuan hsien
pipeline; general term for pipes, cables etc

米線


米线

see styles
mǐ xiàn
    mi3 xian4
mi hsien
 miishen / mishen
    ミーシェン
rice-flour noodles
{food} mixian (rice noodle) (chi: mǐxiàn)

紅線


红线

see styles
hóng xiàn
    hong2 xian4
hung hsien
red line

紗線


纱线

see styles
shā xiàn
    sha1 xian4
sha hsien
yarn

細線


细线

see styles
xì xiàn
    xi4 xian4
hsi hsien
 saisen; hososen
    さいせん; ほそせん
string; thread
thin line

絨線


绒线

see styles
róng xiàn
    rong2 xian4
jung hsien
wool; woolen thread

絲線


丝线

see styles
sī xiàn
    si1 xian4
ssu hsien
silk thread (for sewing); silk yarn (for weaving)

經線


经线

see styles
jīng xiàn
    jing1 xian4
ching hsien
warp; line of longitude; meridian (geography)

綻線


绽线

see styles
zhàn xiàn
    zhan4 xian4
chan hsien
to have a ripped seam

線上


线上

see styles
xiàn shàng
    xian4 shang4
hsien shang
 senjou / senjo
    せんじょう
online
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) on a line; (2) on the borderline (between); on the verge (of); on the brink (of); on the point (of)

線下


线下

see styles
xiàn xià
    xian4 xia4
hsien hsia
offline; below the line

線人


线人

see styles
xiàn rén
    xian4 ren2
hsien jen
spy; informer

線圈


线圈

see styles
xiàn quān
    xian4 quan1
hsien ch`üan
    hsien chüan
solenoid (electrical engineering); coil

線圖


线图

see styles
xiàn tú
    xian4 tu2
hsien t`u
    hsien tu
line drawing; diagram; line graph

線團


线团

see styles
xiàn tuán
    xian4 tuan2
hsien t`uan
    hsien tuan
ball of string

線報


线报

see styles
xiàn bào
    xian4 bao4
hsien pao
tip-off

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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