懂中文 Dong Chinese

线

xiàn

thread

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 戋 represents the sound. Simplified form of 線.

Components
纟 meaning component

纟  Meaning component

mì, sī

  

silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

戋 sound component

戋  Sound component

jiān

  

small

Evolution

线 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
线 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
线 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
线 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
线 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

线 (線) 

xiàn

thread, line, wire; clue; thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiáo],股[gǔ],根[gēn]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

线 (綫) 

xiàn

variant of 線|线[xiàn]

Most common words with 线
Freq.
Word
Meaning

线

thread

线索

trail

路线

itinerary

线路

line

热线

hotline (communications link)