线 · xiàn · thread
Learn the Chinese character 线 with its source-linked HSK 4 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 线.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 线
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 线.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 线上xiànshàngonline
- 线下xiànxiàoffline
- 光线guāngxiànlight ray
- 路线lùxiànitinerary
- 线路xiànlù(electricity) line
- 在线zàixiànonline
- 占线zhànxiànbusy (telephone line)
- 热线rèxiànhotline (communications link)
- 下线xiàxiànto go offline
- 线xiànthread
- 线索xiànsuǒtrail
- 斑马线bānmǎxiàncrosswalk
- 底线dǐxiànbottom line
- 电线diànxiànwire
- 风景线fēngjǐngxiàna strip of scenic beauty (coast, river, road etc)
- 界线jièxiànlimits
- 起跑线qǐpǎoxiànthe starting line (of a race)
- 前线qiánxiànfront line
- 曲线qūxiàncurve
- 生产线shēngchǎnxiànassembly line
- 生命线shēngmìngxiànlifeline
- 视线shìxiànline of sight
- 天线tiānxiànantenna
- 无线wúxiànwireless
- 线条xiàntiáoline (in drawing, calligraphy etc)
- 沿线yánxiànalong the line (e.g. railway)
- 一线yīxiànfront line
- 直线zhíxiànstraight line
Real usage
Example sentences with 线
Published HSK 4 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 4 course context containing 线 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 线
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 线 mean in Chinese?
线 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: thread.
How do you pronounce 线?
线 is shown as xiàn.
Is 线 an HSK 4 character?
Yes. 线 is HSK 4 recognition character #346.
Can I practise writing 线?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 4 recognition
- HSK 4 writing inventory
- 28 linked HSK words
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 4 recognition character #346.
- Writing scope: HSK 4 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.