線 (sin3 | xian4) : thread; line

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線

sin3

xian4

Please refer to its variant 綫 for detail.

Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: 糸 (#120)

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

線 / 线

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Aug 2009 07:18

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電線 din6 sin3 dian4 xian4 = electrical wire

地平線 dei6 ping4 sin3 di4 ping2 xian4 = horizon

電話線 din6 waa6*2 sin3 dian4 hua4 xian4 = telephone line/wire

熱線 jit6 sin3 re4 xian4 = telephone hotline

有線 jau5 sin3 you3 xian4 = wired, cable (television)

搭錯線 daap3 co3 sin3 da1 cuo4 xian4 = get one's wires crossed

黐線 ci1 sin3 = crazy 粵

斑馬線 baan1 maa5 sin3 ban1 ma3 xian4 = zebra crossing

直線 zik6 sin3 zhi2 xian4 = straight line; direct line

無線電 mou4 sin3 din6 wu2 xian4 dian4 = wireless
See all 226 compounds (CantoDict reports 252 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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請勿超越黃線!
Please stand behind the yellow line!

兩線垂直相交。
The two lines meet at right angles.

燒焊返個線圈就可以撻着架車粵
The car should be able to start once we weld the solenoid.

呢度啱啱線放得雪櫃粵
This place is just nice for a fridge

嗰個黐線佬喺度周街露械。粵
That freak is flashing everyone all over the place.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 線
Unicode code for this character: U+7dda (off-site link)

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