Chinese Character 线 Meanings and components.

Form

线

Meaning

线 meaning[3] in English

Variant Of 線|线[Xian4].

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 线 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'silk' radical in … (纟) , and narrow (戋)

Its radical[1] is: 糸 (mi4) which means: Fine Silk, Kangxi Radical 120, .糸mi4fine silk

In cangjie it is written with VMIJ

How to write 线

To write线xian4variant of … you should write a combination of 纟si1'silk' radical … , 戋jian1narrow arranged in a 吅 shape:

纟 + 戋 = 线

线 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 线 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 线, looks as follow:

线
Pinyin:xian4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 線|线[Xian4]
纟
Pinyin:si1
Meaning[3]: 'Silk' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 120), Occurring In 红, 绿, 累 Etc . Also Pr. [Mi4]
戋
Pinyin:jian1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Narrow . Small
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
戈
Pinyin:ge1
Meaning[3]: Surname Ge
弋
Pinyin:yi4
Meaning[3]: To Shoot
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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