Meaning
bow string; string of mus. instr.; string of mus. instr.
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xian” becomes a different word in each tone. 弦 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 扣人心弦kòu rén xīn xiánto excite; to thrill; exciting; thrilling
- 上弦shàng xiánto wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc; to tighten the string of a bow, violin etc; first quarter (phase of the moon)
- 和弦hé xián(music) chord
- 下弦xià xiánlast quarter, aka third quarter (phase of the moon)
- 定弦dìng xiántuning (stringed instrument); (fig.) to make up one's mind
Example Sentence
这把吉他的弦断了一根。Zhè bǎ jí tā de xián duàn le yì gēn.One string of this guitar has broken.
这Zhèthis把bǎ(marks the object)吉他jí tā(loanword) guitar的deof弦xiánbow string断duànto break了le(completed action)一yìone根gēnroot。