STRING    弦

A THREAD WHICH one MOVES WHEN PLAYING a STRING INSTRUMENT.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general word for a string of any kind, on any bow or any string instrument, is xián 弦. 2. Xián 絃 tends to be specialised on strings used on musical instruments.
Modern Chinese Criteria
絲弦 弦索 管弦 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • CHAIN　METAL STRING PRODUCED USING LINKED RINGS. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
Hypernym
  • THREAD　INTENSELY LONG THIN ARTEFACT PRODUCED USING COTTON, WOOL, SILK ETC, TYPICALLY USED FOR SEWING OR TYING UP THINGS ETC.. (anc: 5/0, child: 4)
  • ARTEFACT　THING PRODUCED by MAN. (anc: 4/0, child: 26)
  • THING　CONCRETE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 10)
  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 916

    弦，絃

    • Words (3 items)

    絃  xián OC: ɡeen MC: ɦen 6 Attributions

    Xián 絃 tends to be specialised on strings used on musical instruments.

      Syntactic words
    • nstring of a musical instrument.
    弦  xián OC: ɡeen MC: ɦen 3 Attributions

    The general word for a string of any kind, on any bow or any string instrument, is xián 弦.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 歌/SING The current general word for singing a song is gē 歌.

      Syntactic words
    • nstring of a musical instrument; string of a bow, bowstring; sometimes generally: string
    靳  jìn OC: kɯns MC: kɨn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nbreast strap of a bridle (ZUO)