弦

• 拼音: xián
• 汉字拆解: 弦 = 弓 + 糸 (bow + thread — a string stretched across a bow)

含义

String; chord; bowstring. Refers to the taut string of a musical instrument, a bow, or mathematically, the chord of a circle or arc.

In music: the strings of instruments such as 二胡, pipa, guqin, violin, or guitar. In archery: the bowstring. In mathematics: the chord of a circle (弦长 = chord length). Also used metaphorically: 动人心弦 (to tug at the heartstrings), 绷紧每一根弦 (to keep every nerve taut — to stay highly alert). A word rich in both technical and literary resonance.

例句

1. 她轻拨古琴的弦，悠扬的音色在空旷的厅堂中缓缓回荡，令人不觉沉醉其中。
2. 这首协奏曲中弦乐部分的演奏极为精妙，展现了作曲家对弦乐器表现力的深刻理解。
3. 他的一番话深深地拨动了在场每个人心中最柔软的那根弦，全场陷入了短暂的沉默。

用法指南

语境: music, mathematics, literature, metaphor

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这位演奏家对二胡弦的张力控制已炉火纯青，仅凭触弦力度和运弓速度就能奏出丰富情感。(This performer controls the tension of the erhu strings with great skill, and can express rich emotion through finger pressure and bow speed alone.)
• 在古典文论里，以弦乐意象寄情是中国诗歌的重要传统，弦音常象征情绪起伏、志向伸缩和人生际遇。(In classical literary criticism, using string imagery to express feelings is an important tradition in Chinese poetry, and string sounds often symbolize emotional changes, shifting ambitions, and life encounters.)

错误说法

• 弦 as a general word for 'rope' or 'line' — 弦 specifically refers to musical strings, bowstrings, or mathematical chords; use 绳 or 线 for rope and line in general contexts

起源与历史

弦 = 弓 (bow) + 糸 (thread/string) — a thread stretched across a bow, forming a string

文化背景

时代: Classical to present

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal