Cangjie code for 弦

Cangjie decomposition of 弦: 弓卜女戈 (NYVI)
弓卜女戈
NYVI

Step-by-step breakdown · Cangjie v3 and v5 are the same

弓
卜
女
戈

Quick (Sucheng) code

弓戈(NI)

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Pronunciation & meaning

Pronunciation
Mandarinㄒㄧㄢˊ xián
Cantonesejin4
Meaning
string; hypotenuse, crescent
Kangxi Radical
弓 · 8 strokes

Common words

  • 琴弦qín xiánstring (of a stringed instrument)
  • 正弦zhèng xián(math.) sine
  • 和弦hé xián(music) chord
  • 三弦sān xiánsanxian, 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 xiánbowstring
  • 心弦xīn xiánheartstrings
  • 弦外之音xián wài zhī yīnovertone (music); (fig.) connotation
  • 定弦dìng xiántuning (stringed instrument); (fig.) to make up one's mind

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