n. (Hira=げん) bowstring, cord of an archer's bow; string; handle

n. (Trad=絃, Pinyin=xian2) hypotenuse, chord

n. (Trad=弦, Pinyin=xian2) bowstring, hypotenuse, subtense, catgut, string, string of musical instrument, chord

adj. (Trad=弦, Pinyin=xian2) stringed, string like

n. (Simp=弦, Pinyin=xian2) bowstring, hypotenuse, subtense, catgut, string, string of musical instrument, chord

adj. (Simp=弦, Pinyin=xian2) stringed, string like

[弦] (1) a bowstring
(2) a string; a chord; (cat)gut
(3) a chord; a subtense; a hypotenuse
(4) a quarter

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[現] the present; the existence; the actuality

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[絃] a string; a chord; catgut; gut

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[舷] the sides of a boat [ship]; a gunwale