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Character Decomposition
线=纟+戋
Etymology
thread
Meanings
thread
string
wire
line
(after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
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Words with 线 598 total
plumbline吊线diào xiàn(math.) perpendicular line · vertical line垂线chuí xiàn(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出线chū xiànshort term短线duǎn xiànearth (wire) · ground地线dì xiànring road · circle line (e.g. rail or subway)环线huán xiànmain line · trunk line干线gàn xiànelectrical lead导线dǎo xiànmarking line (painted on a road to guide motorists) · reticle · graticule标线biāo xiànred line红线hóng xiànFireWire (IEEE 1394 data-transfer interface)火线Huǒ xiànfeeder line馈线kuì xiàn
Idioms with 线 26 total
lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between穿针引线chuān zhēn yǐn xiàna kite that is lost after its string breaks (metaphor for sb one never hears from anymore)断线风筝duàn xiàn fēng zhēnguse a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns放长线钓大鱼fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yúflying needle and running seam (idiom); skillful needlework飞针走线fēi zhēn zǒu xiàn