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

Seal script
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 线
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
thread | ||
trail | ||
itinerary | ||
line | ||
hotline (communications link) |
Statistics
HSK level 3
Appears in 68.5888% of movies
452nd most common character in movies
430th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 8 |
Traditional | |
Unicode | U+7EBF |
Sources
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