線 (xiàn)

line; thread; wire; route

How 線 is written

Strokes
15
Radical
糹 — silk
Traditional
線
Simplified
线

Components

Common words using 線

上線 shàngxiàn
to go online; to put sth online
在線 zàixiàn
online
底線 dǐxiàn
to underline; bottom line; base line (in sports)
曲線 qūxiàn
curve; curved line; indirect
毛線 máoxiàn
knitting wool; wool yarn
火線 huǒxiàn
FireWire (IEEE 1394 data-transfer interface)
無線 wúxiàn
wireless
眼線 yǎnxiàn
informer; snitch; spy
紫外線 zǐwàixiàn
ultraviolet ray
線條 xiàntiáo
streak; line (in drawing, painting etc)
視線 shìxiàn
line of sight
路線 lùxiàn
itinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road)

線 in a sentence

請問去台北車站要搭哪條線?

Qǐngwèn qù Táiběi Chēzhàn yào dā nǎ tiáo xiàn?

“Which line should I take to get to Taipei Main Station?”

How common is 線?

線 is the 430th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 72.6% of all running text.

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