Keyword
line
- thread
- wire
- clue
- trail
- Frequency
- #382
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
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Mnemonic
纟 (thread) gives the meaning and 戋 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
线
thread; string; wire; line; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
路线
itinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road)
在线
online; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; functioning at a high level
线路
(electricity) line; circuit; wire; (traffic) road; track; route
线上
online
一线
front line; front-line position; a ray of; a glimmer of (hope, light etc)
前线
front line; military front; workface; cutting edge
上线
to go online; to put sth online; to reach a specific standard; to put into production; handler (person who oversees and directs the activities of another person in a gang, spy ring etc)
无线
wireless
线索
trail; clues; thread (of a story)
曲线
curve; curved line; indirect; in a roundabout way
航线
air or shipping route
连线
electrical lead; connecting line; (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc); to go online; connection; (congressional) caucus
无线电
radio; wireless (i.e. the technology used in radio telecommunication); a radio
战线
battle line; battlefront; front
光线
light ray; light; illumination; lighting (for a photograph)
直线
straight line; sharply (rise or fall)
干线
main line; trunk line
视线
line of sight
线下
offline; below the line
阵线
a front (militant group); line of battle; alignment (towards a political party etc)
热线
hotline (communications link)
底线
bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline; (sewing) under thread; spy; informer; plant
沿线
along the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line