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Information of 弦

Pinyin xián

Radical

弓

Strokes

8 strokes

Usage

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Definition

bow string / string of mus. instr., string of mus. instr.

弦 xián 名词【本义】: 弓弦【造字法】: 会意。左为“弓”，右为“丝”。弓弦是用丝做成的。 1. 系在弓背两端的、能发箭的绳状物: bowstring。例: 弓弦；弦月（农历每月初七、八或二十二、三，月亮半圆，形似弓弦，故名）。上弦（农历每月初七或初八的月相），下弦（月亮半圆，指每月二十二或二十三的月相）。应弦而倒。 2. 乐器上发声的线: string of a musical instrument。例: 琴弦；弦子（指琴弦或乐器“三弦”的通称）；弦外之音。 3. 中国古代称不等腰直三角形的斜边: hypotenuse。 4. 中医脉象名: tight pulse。 5. 除了以上意义外，弦有以下衍生意义: 直角三角形的斜边；弦乐器；弦乐器弹奏出的声音；动植物中某些部位的名字；以及天文学中的特定配置。 6. 其他衍生: 四分之一、月亮的某种形态（如上弦和下弦）等。例: 半圆形的月亮；月球公转的四分之一。 7. 周代国名: Xian state（周朝时的国名，春秋时期被楚国所灭）。 8. 作为姓氏。 9. 在音乐上下文使用时，通常指弹奏琴瑟等弦乐器（string）。例: 弦音（发出弦乐器的声音）；弹奏弦琴。 10. 安上弓弦: set bowstring。例: 弦弧（表示如何在弓木上拉紧弦以构建弓）。

琴弦 qín xián

string (of a stringed instrument)

正弦 zhèng xián

(math.) sine

弦乐 xián yuè

string music

三弦 sān xián

sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra

管弦乐队 guǎn xián yuè duì

orchestra

弦乐器 xián yuè qì

string instrument

心弦 xīn xián

heartstrings

定弦 dìng xián

tuning (stringed instrument) / (fig.) to make up one's mind

弦外之音 xián wài zhī yīn

overtone (music) / (fig.) connotation / implied meaning

弦子 xián zi

a three-stringed plucked instrument

改弦易辙 gǎi xián yì zhé

change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction / to dance to a different tune

管弦 guǎn xián

orchestral instruments / orchestra

单弦 dān xián

monochord

扣人心弦 kòu rén xīn xián

to excite / to thrill / exciting / thrilling / cliff-hanging

箭在弦上 jiàn zài xián shàng

The arrow is fitted to the string. / a point of no return / like an arrow on the bowstring / There can be no turning back.

丝弦 sī xián

silk string (for a musical instrument)

管弦乐曲 guǎn xián yuè qū

orchestral music

管弦乐团 guǎn xián yuè tuán

orchestra

改弦更张 gǎi xián gēng zhāng

change over to new ways / make a fresh start

七弦琴 qī xián qín

guqin or seven-stringed zither