xián

弦

bow string; string instrument; hypotenuse

HSK 2.0 · 6 HSK 3.0 · 7–9
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Words with 弦

扣人心弦 kòu rén xīn xián to excite; to thrill HSK 7–9

Character facts

Radical
弓 bow; curved, arched
Parts
弓 + 玄
Structure
Left–right
Unicode
U+5F26

Pictophonetic: bow

Same radical 弓
dì 弟 zhāng 张 qiáng 强 yǐn 引 ruò 弱 wān 弯 dàn 弹 gōng 弓
Same sound
xiān 先 xiàn 线 xiàn 县 xián 咸 xiān 鲜 xiǎn 显 xiàn 献 xián 闲
Also HSK 7–9
zhī 之 yǐ 以 ó 哦 jí 及 wèi 未 zhǔ 主 gǎn 感 zé 则