xiàn

line

Variant of .

Evolution

綫 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
綫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
綫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
Definitions

 

xiàn

line, thread, wire; clue

线 () 

xiàn

variant of |线[xiàn]

Most common words with 綫
Freq.
Word
Meaning

线

thread

线索

trail

路线

itinerary

线路

line

热线

hotline (communications link)