(w)

(xián) bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse; CL:根[gen1]

弦切角 (w)

(xiánqiējiǎo) chord angle (i.e. angle a chord of a curve makes to the tangent)

弦外之意 (w)

(xiánwàizhīyì) variant of 弦外之音, overtone (idiom); meaning beyond the words; implied meaning; reading between the lines

弦外之音 (w)

(xiánwàizhīyīn) overtone (idiom); meaning beyond the words; implied meaning; reading between the lines

弦外之响 (w)

(xiánwàizhīxiǎng) variant of 弦外之音, overtone (idiom); meaning beyond the words; implied meaning; reading between the lines

弦数 (w)

(xiánshù) number of strings (of an instrument)

弦月 (w)

(xiányuè) half-moon; the 7th and 8th and 22nd and 23rd of the lunar month

弦月窗 (w)

(xiányuèchuāng) a narrow slit window; a lunette

弦乐 (w)

(xiányuè) string music

弦乐器 (w)

(xiányuèqì) string instrument

弦乐队 (w)

(xiányuèduì) a string orchestra

弦歌 (w)

(xiángē) song to stringed accompaniment

弦理论 (w)

(xiánlǐlùn) string theory

弦而鼓之 (w)

(xiánérgǔzhī) lit. to tune one's zither then play it; fig. to live by the consequences of one's actions; to make one's bed then lie on it

弦诵不缀 (w)

(xiánsòngbùchuò) variant of 弦誦不輟|弦诵不辍[xian2 song4 bu4 chuo4]

弦诵不辍 (w)

(xiánsòngbùchuò) incessant playing of instruments and reciting of poems (idiom)

弦论 (w)

(xiánlùn) string theory (in theoretical physics)

弦贝斯 (w)

(xiánbèisī) acoustic bass (guitar)

弦鸣乐器 (w)

(xiánmíngyuèqì) string instrument