线 xiàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 戋 small, narrow
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
线
xiàn
line; thread
Character
Example phrases
- 这条线很长。 Zhè tiáo xiàn hěn cháng. This line is very long.
- 请画一条线。 Qǐng huà yì tiáo xiàn. Please draw a line.
- 线断了。 Xiàn duàn le. The thread broke.