线

xiàn

line, thread, wire; clue

How to write 线, stroke by stroke

variant of 线; thread; string; wire; line; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

Pictophonetic: semantic 纟 (thread), phonetic 戋

Made of 纟 + 戋

线索xiàn suǒtrail; clues; thread (of a story)
无线电wú xiàn diànradio; wireless (i.e. the technology used in radio telecommunication); a radio
路线lù xiànitinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road)
前线qián xiànfront line; military front; workface; cutting edge
视线shì xiànline of sight
线路xiàn lù(electricity) line; circuit; wire; (traffic) road; track; route
光线guāng xiànlight ray; light; illumination; lighting (for a photograph)
电线diàn xiànwire; power cord
在线zài xiànonline; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; functioning at a high level
航线háng xiànair or shipping route
防线fáng xiàndefensive line or perimeter
底线dǐ xiànbottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline; (sewing) under thread; spy; informer; plant

警方还毫无线索。
jǐng fāng hái háo wú xiàn suǒ 。
The police still have no leads.
鸟儿渐渐飞离了视线。
niǎo ér jiàn jiàn fēi lí le shì xiàn 。
The bird flew away and was lost to sight.
翻译划线部分。
fān yì huà xiàn bù fen 。
Translate the underlined part.
木偶由电线控制。
mù ǒu yóu diàn xiàn kòng zhì 。
The puppets are controlled by wires.
飞蛾被光线吸引。
fēi é bèi guāng xiàn xī yǐn 。
Moths are attracted by light.