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  jin4 jyun4   jyutping
  xian2   pinyin
[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.
nounAdditional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: (#57)

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

This word has been viewed 4129 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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detail  ngaau5 jin4   = mesh
detail  goi2 jin4 gang1 zoeng1  gai3 xian2 geng1 zhang1 = change over to new ways; make a fresh start
detail  kau3 jan4 sam1 jin4  kou4 ren2 xin1 xian2 = exciting, thrilling
detail  jin4 ngok6  xian2 yue4 = stringed music
detail  zing3 jin4 /jyun4 bei2  zheng4 xian2 bi3 = [math.] sine ratio
detail  jyu4 jin4 /jyun4 bei2  yu2 xian2 bi3 = [math.] cosine ratio
detail  zing 3 jin4/jyun4  zheng4 xian2 = [math] sine
detail  jyu4 jin4/jyun4  yu2 xian2 = [math] cosine
detail  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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