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Information about character(s)

Radical: 糸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 14
Variants: 線

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xiàn
Cantonese: sin3
JapaneseKun: SUJI
JapaneseOn: SEN
Korean: SEN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: line, thread, wire; clue

CE-Dict: variant of 線|线[xian4]

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《糸部》綫縷也。从糸戔聲。

康熙字典文字版 【未集中】【糸字部】綫
〔古文〕線【廣韻】【集韻】𠀤私箭切，音線。【說文】縷也。【玉篇】可以縫衣也。【廣韻】細絲。【前漢·高惠高后文功臣表】不絕如綫。【註】晉灼曰：今線縷字。　又【集韻】相然切，音僊。義同。亦作絤𦇫。