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线 (xiàn): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 线

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How to write 线 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 线

线 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

线

纟silk, thread

戋small, slight

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4.

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5.

How to Use 线

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 线 works in context.

Lines or rays (physical or abstract)

Words where 线 denotes a visible or conceptual line, ray, or route.

视线 • shì xiàn • line of sight • HSK 6

HSK 6

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 线

HSK words that contain this character.

占线 • zhàn xiàn • busy line; engaged (line)

HSK 4

zhàn占

xiàn

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 线 is used in context

tā他

xiàn现

zài在

zài在

xiàn线

，

Information

Pinyinxiàn

Meaningthread

Strokes8

Radical纟

Traditional線

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#972

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UnicodeU+7EBF

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纟silk, thread

+戋small, slight

Threads (纟) are fine and slender (戋) — thread, line, or wire.

shì视

xiàn线

line of sight

光线 • guāng xiàn • light ray • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

guāng光

xiàn线

light ray

路线 • lù xiàn • itinerary • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

lù路

xiàn线

itinerary

Online/offline context

Words where 线 refers to internet connection or network status.

线上 • xiàn shàng • online; on the internet • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

xiàn线

shàng上

online; on the internet

线下 • xiàn xià • offline; in person • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

xiàn线

xià下

offline; in person

在线 • zài xiàn • online • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

zài在

xiàn线

online

线

busy line; engaged (line)

线路 • xiàn lù • (electricity) line; circuit; wire

HSK 3.0 · L5

xiàn线

lù路

(electricity) line; circuit; wire

下线 • xià xiàn • to go offline; to log off

HSK 3.0 · L6

xià下

xiàn线

to go offline; to log off

热线 • rè xiàn • hotline (communications link)

HSK 3.0 · L6

rè热

xiàn线

hotline (communications link)

线索 • xiàn suǒ • clue; trail; thread

HSK 6

xiàn线

suǒ索

clue; trail; thread

一线 • yī xiàn • Frontline

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yī一

xiàn线

Frontline

kě

可

yǐ以

huí回

fù复

xiāo消

xī息

。

He is online now and can reply to messages.

tā她

yòng用

yì一

gēn根

hóng红

xiàn线

féng缝

hǎo好

le了

wǒ我

de的

yī衣

fu服

。

She sewed my clothes with a red thread.

qǐng请

huà画

yì一

tiáo条

zhí直

xiàn线

lián连

jiē接

liǎng两

diǎn点

。

Please draw a straight line connecting two points.

zhè这

tiáo条

xiàn线

lù路

tōng通

wǎng往

shì市

zhōng中

xīn心

。

This route goes to the city center.

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Characters with radical "纟".

绥suísoothe, appease, pacify
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纶lúngreen silk thread or tassel
缄jiānseal, close; bind; letter
缮shànrepair, mend; rewrite, transcribe
缨yīnga chin strap; tassel; to annoy, bother

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