Chinese–English

絃

xián · xian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. variant of 弦
  2. bow string
  3. string of musical instrument
  4. watch spring
  5. chord (straight line joining two points on a curve)
  6. hypotenuse

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