凹线

凹線
āoxiàn
noun

Measure Word

凹线 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 groove
  2. 2 concave line
  3. 3 indented line (engineering / drafting)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Gōngrén zài mùbǎn shàng kè chū le yī dào āoxiàn.
The worker carved a groove into the wooden board.
HSK 7-9
Zhège língjiàn de biǎomiàn yǒu jǐ tiáo píngxíng de āoxiàn.
The surface of this part has several parallel grooves.

Tips

memory
is one of the most pictographic characters in Chinese - the shape itself looks like a depression. Pair it with (convex / bulging out) and you have a perfect visual pair.

Stroke Order

āo
线 xiàn