xiàn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (archaic) variant of 线: thread; string; line

Examples

Zhè shì xiàn de yīgè yì tǐ zì.
This is an old variant form of 线 (thread, line).

Tips

history
is not used independently in modern Chinese. It is an old variant of 线 (thread, line); the traditional standard is written . Mainland Chinese always uses 线 today; survives only in old printing and some Hong Kong/Taiwan fonts.
register
Variant form only — seen in old printing and etymology notes, not in modern Chinese writing.

Components

radical
silk; thread (left-side 糸 radical)
The left side is the silk radical, the full left-hand form of (simplified ). It carries the meaning — thread, string, line — exactly as in the modern 线 and in to spin.
phonetic
jiān
small; tiny (the 戋 phonetic, full form)
Right side is the full form of the phonetic, supplying the sound that drifts to xiàn. The modern 线 uses a different, simpler phonetic; here it contributes only sound.

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Stroke Order

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