弦 (jin4 jyun4 | xian2) : string (of a bow)

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弦

jin4 jyun4

xian2

[1] string (of a bow)
[2] first and last quarters of the moon
[3] spring of clocks and watches
[4] (math) chord, hypotenuse
[5] (medicine) having rapid pulse
[6] (name of a state)

Jyutping /jin4/ is the standard pronunciation; /jyun4/ a variant.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 弓 (#57)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

弦

This word has been viewed 5201 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Feb 2010 21:24

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咬弦 ngaau5 jin4 = mesh

改弦更張 goi2 jin4 gang1 zoeng1 gai3 xian2 geng1 zhang1 = change over to new ways; make a fresh start

扣人心弦 kau3 jan4 sam1 jin4 kou4 ren2 xin1 xian2 = exciting, thrilling

弦樂 jin4 ngok6 xian2 yue4 = stringed music

正弦比 zing3 jin4 /jyun4 bei2 zheng4 xian2 bi3 = [math.] sine ratio

餘弦比 jyu4 jin4 /jyun4 bei2 yu2 xian2 bi3 = [math.] cosine ratio

正弦 zing 3 jin4/jyun4 zheng4 xian2 = [math] sine

餘弦 jyu4 jin4/jyun4 yu2 xian2 = [math] cosine

改弦易轍 goi2 jin4 jik6 cit3 gai3 xian2 yi4 zhe2 (PRC) che4 (TW) = changes one's way of doing things or one's attitude

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Decimal representation of this word: 弦
Unicode code for this character: U+5f26 (off-site link)

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