the string of a musical instrument/bow; spring (n.)
HSK 6
Traditional
絃
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
咸 xián - salty (adj.) | HSK 4
嫌 xián - suspicion; ill will; resentment (v.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
先 xiān - first (adv.) | HSK 3
县 xiàn - county (n.) | HSK 5
Examples
他在演奏小提琴时，用心地拉动每根弦。 Tā zài yǎnzòu xiǎotíqín shí, yòng xīn de lādòng měi gēn xián. - He plays the violin with care, pulling each string diligently.
这把吉他的弦需要重新调整。 Zhè bǎ jítā de xián xūyào chóngxīn tiáozhěng. - The guitar strings need to be tuned again.
在古筝音乐中，每根弦都有其独特的音色。 Zài gǔzhēng yīnyuè zhōng, měi gēn xián dōu yǒu qí dútè de yīnsè. - In guzheng music, each string has its own unique tone.
他用手指轻轻弹了一下吉他的弦。 Tā yòng shǒuzhǐ qīngqīng dànle yīxià jítā de xián. - He gently plucked the guitar string with his fingers.
弦断了，他没有更换新的。 Xián duànle, tā méiyǒu gēnghuàn xīn de. - The string broke, and he didn't replace it with a new one.