线

• 拼音: xiàn
• 汉字拆解: 线 = 纟 (silk radical) + 戋 (phonetic component, simplified)

含义

Line; thread; wire. A thin continuous mark, strand, or connection.

Versatile noun used in many contexts: physical thread or string (毛线 wool yarn), drawn lines (画线 draw a line), routes or connections (路线 route, 电话线 phone line), and figurative boundaries or clues (底线 bottom line). Also used as a measure word for abstract concepts like hope (一线希望).

例句

1. 请沿着这条线走到出口。
2. 妈妈用线把扣子缝上了。
3. 地铁一号线每天都很多人。

用法指南

语境: everyday, transportation, crafts

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你坐几号线？(Which line do you take?)
• 请在这条线后面排队。(Please queue behind this line.)

错误说法

• 我画了一个线。(Use 条 as the measure word for 线 — say 一条线, not 一个线.)

起源与历史

线 is the simplified form of 綫. The radical 纟 (silk) relates to thread, and 戋 is the phonetic component. Originally referred to silk threads.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal