xián

bow string

string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse; CL:根[gen1]

bow (弓) + phonetic (玄) = taut string

弓 tells you this is something stretched across a bow or instrument. 玄 mainly gives the sound xián; its sense of something dark and taut may echo, but the phonetic role is primary.

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Bow (as in bow and arrow)Semantic
DarkPhonetic

这把琴的断了,需要换一根新的。

zhè bǎ qín de xián duàn le,xū yào huàn yī gēn xīn de。

the string on this instrument is broken, it needs to be replaced with a new one.

他调好琴后,开始轻轻地弹奏。

tā tiáo hǎo qín xián hòu,kāi shǐ qīng qīng de tán zòu。

after he tuned the strings, he began to play gently.

Words with 弦

G弦裤

g xián kù

G-string

双曲线正弦

shuāng qū xiàn zhèng xián

hyperbolic sine or sinh (math.)

双曲正弦

shuāng qū zhèng xián

hyperbolic sine or sinh (math.)

双曲余弦

shuāng qū yú xián

hyperbolic cosine or cosh (math.)

余弦

yú xián

(math.) cosine

鹍弦

kūn xián

pipa strings, made from sinews of large crane or swan 鵾雞|鹍鸡[kun1 ji1]

七和弦

qī hé xián

seventh (musical cord)

七弦琴

qī xián qín

guqin or seven-stringed zither

三和弦

sān hé xián

(music) triad; three-note 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

上弦

shàng xián

to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc

上弦月

shàng xián yuè

first quarter moon

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