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Pronunciation & meaning Pronunciation Mandarin ㄒㄧㄢˊ xián
Cantonese jin4
Meaning string; hypotenuse, crescent
Kangxi Radical 弓 · 8 strokes Common words 琴 弦 qín xián string (of a stringed instrument) 正 弦 zhèng xián (math.) sine 和 弦 hé xián (music) chord 三 弦 sān xián sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra 弓 弦 gōng xián bowstring 心 弦 xīn xián heartstrings 弦 外 之 音 xián wài zhī yīn overtone (music); (fig.) connotation 定 弦 dìng xián tuning (stringed instrument); (fig.) to make up one's mind Want to learn to type with the Cangjie input method?