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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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shān
    shan1
shan
 yama(p); yama
    やま(P); ヤマ

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Mountain
mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4]); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
(n,ctr) (1) mountain; hill; (n,ctr) (2) mine (e.g. coal mine); (n,ctr) (3) heap; pile; (4) crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object; high part; (5) climax; peak; critical point; (6) guess; speculation; gamble; (7) (slang) (police, crime reporter jargon; esp. as ヤマ) criminal case; crime; (8) mountain climbing; mountaineering; (9) (See 山鉾) festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd); (10) (See 山札・1) deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn); stack; (11) {mahj} wall; wall tile; (12) (archaism) temple; temple grounds; (prefix noun) (13) wild; (personal name) Yamamura
A hill, mountain; a monastery.

イッチ

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 icchi
    イッチ

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Izzi
(net-sl) (See スレ主) original poster (of an Internet thread); OP; (personal name) Izzi


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wěi
    wei3
wei
 tsukane
    つかね
latitude; woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom); (female given name) Tsukane

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chě
    che3
ch`e
    che
to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey

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duàn
    duan4
tuan
 dan
    だん
paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
(n,ctr) (1) step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps; (n,ctr) (2) shelf; layer; tier; (3) grade; level; class; (n,ctr) (4) dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); rank; (5) paragraph; passage; (n,ctr) (6) column (of print); (n,ctr) (7) act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.); section; scene; (8) row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table); (9) stage (in a process); phase; occasion; time; moment; situation; (10) (form) (as ...の段) matter; occasion; (11) (as ...どころの段ではない, ...という段じゃない, etc.) degree; extent; (counter) (12) counter for breaks in written language or speech; (place-name, surname) Dan
A piece; a section, paragraph. piṇda, a ball, lump, especially of palatable food, sustenance.

穿

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chuān
    chuan1
ch`uan
    chuan
 haku
    はく
to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread
(female given name) Haku
To bore, pierce; to thread; to don, put on. To bore a well and gradually discover water, likened to the gradual discovery of the Buddha-nature.

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    mi4
mi
 shi
    し
fine silk; Kangxi radical 120
(1) thread; (numeric) (2) 0.0001; one ten-thousandth; (surname) Itoyanagi


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rèn
    ren4
jen
to thread (a needle); to sew; to stitch; (literary) very grateful


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rèn
    ren4
jen
 nin
to weave; to lay warp for weaving; silk thread for weaving; variant of 紉|纫, to sew; to stitch; thread
to weave


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    xi4
hsi
 hoso
    ほそ
thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal
(1) (abbreviation) (See 細引き,細糸) fine thread; hempen cord; (prefix noun) (2) slender; narrow; weak; (suffix noun) (3) (as ぼそ) narrowness; (surname) Hososaki
Fine, small, minute, in detail: careful.

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rèn
    ren4
jen
 nin
to weave; to lay warp for weaving; variant of 紝|纴[ren4], silk thread for weaving
To lay a warp, wind, weave [紝].


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jiǎo
    jiao3
chiao
 kou / ko
    こう
to twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring; to hang (by the neck); to turn; to wind; classifier for skeins of yarn
(hist) death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
Intertwine, twist, intermingle.


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    si1
ssu
 ito
    いと

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Silk
silk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
(surname, female given name) Ito


𫄧

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yán
    yan2
yen
 en
cap tassels
The threads of beads or gems which hang, front and back, from the ceremonial square cap.

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 moji
    もじ
hemp yarn or linen thread woven into a coarse cloth used for mosquito nets, summer clothes, etc.


线

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xiàn
    xian4
hsien
 sen
variant of 線|线[xian4]
Thread: a clue, continuation. An intp. of sūtra.


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lún
    lun2
lun
 rin
    りん
to classify; to twist silk; silk thread
(female given name) Rin


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    xu4
hsü
 sho; cho
    しょ; ちょ
beginnings; clues; mental state; thread
beginning; inception; (personal name) Osachi

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    xu4
hsü
 sho
variant of 緒|绪[xu4]
thread


线

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xiàn
    xian4
hsien
 sen
    せん
thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
(n,n-suf) (1) line; stripe; stria; (n,n-suf) (2) line (e.g. telephone line); wire; (n,n-suf) (3) (See X線) ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; (n,n-suf) (4) line (e.g. of a railroad); track; route; lane; (n,n-suf) (5) outline; contours; form; (n,n-suf) (6) level; (n,n-suf) (7) division; (n,n-suf) (8) (See いい線) line (of action); position; approach; policy; principle; (n,n-suf) (9) (See 線が太い,線が細い) impression one leaves; air one gives off; (surname) Sen
A thread, wire, clue, spy, lead, connection.


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    lu:3

 ru
strand; thread; detailed; in detail; classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair)
thread


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rào
    rao4
jao
 nyou / nyo
    にょう
to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex
(kana only) (e.g. 道, 起) kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical; (personal name) Hanabusa
To wind round, go round.

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    lu2
lu
hempen thread; to dress hemp

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    gu3
ku
 ko
    もも
thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (stock) share; strand of a thread; low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1]; classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc; classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff; classifier for bands of people, gangs etc; classifier for sudden forceful actions
(1) thigh; (can be adjective with の) (2) femoral; (1) crotch; crutch; groin; thigh; (2) fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
thigh


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    mo4
mo
 myaku
    みゃく
see 脈脈|脉脉[mo4 mo4]
(1) pulse; (2) vein; (3) chain (of mountains, etc.); (4) hope; (5) thread (of an argument)
vein

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 myaku
    みゃく
(1) pulse; (2) vein; (3) chain (of mountains, etc.); (4) hope; (5) thread (of an argument)


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guàn
    guan4
kuan
 nuki
    ぬき
to pierce through; to pass through; to be stringed together; string of 1000 cash
{archit} crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam; (personal name) Hakaru
To string, thread, pass through.


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dǐng
    ding3
ting
 tei / te
    てい
apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
(1) crown (of head); summit (of mountain); spire; (2) easy win for one; (3) something received; (personal name) Tei
Top of the head, crown, summit, apex, zenith; highest; to rise; oppose; an official's 'button'.

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    fu2
fu
(archaic) embroidery using black and blue thread

ずれ

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 sure
    スレ
(abbreviation) {internet} (See スレッド・2) thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post

ラメ

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 rame
    ラメ
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread) (fre:); (personal name) Lame

一糸

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 isshi
    いっし
thread; strand; string; (personal name) Kazushi

一縷

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 ichiru
    いちる
(1) slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); (2) (orig. meaning) one thread

一脈

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 ichimyaku
    いちみゃく
(a) vein; (a) thread (of connection)

中糸

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 chuuito / chuito
    ちゅういと
medium-sized thread

主線


主线

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zhǔ xiàn
    zhu3 xian4
chu hsien
main line (of communication); main thread (of a plotline or concept); central theme

併紗


并纱

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bìng shā
    bing4 sha1
ping sha
doubling (combining two or more lengths of yarn into a single thread)

先染

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 sakizome
    さきぞめ
yarn dyeing; thread dyeing; prior dyeing of thread before cloth is woven

刺糸

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 sashiito / sashito
    さしいと
nettling thread; stinging filament

原糸

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 genshi
    げんし
thread for weaving

命脈


命脉

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mìng mài
    ming4 mai4
ming mai
 meimyaku / memyaku
    めいみゃく
lifeline
life; thread of life

唐糸

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 karaito
    からいと
China-made thread or yarn; (surname) Karaito

埃蜱

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 hokoridani; hokoridani
    ほこりだに; ホコリダニ
(kana only) white mite (Tarsonemidae spp.); thread-footed mite

太白

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tài bái
    tai4 bai2
t`ai pai
    tai pai
 taihaku
    たいはく
Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shaanxi; Venus
(1) (abbreviation) {astron} (See 太白星) Venus (planet); (2) thick silk thread; (3) refined sugar; (4) (abbreviation) (See 太白飴) white rice jelly; (5) variety of sweet potato; (place-name) Taebaek (South Korea)

太糸

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 futoito
    ふといと
low count yarn; thick thread

屑糸

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 kuzuito
    くずいと
waste thread

底線


底线

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dǐ xiàn
    di3 xian4
ti hsien
bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline; (sewing) under thread; spy; informer; plant

推文

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tuī wén
    tui1 wen2
t`ui wen
    tui wen
tweet (on Twitter); (HK, Tw) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; to reply to original poster (or recommend a post) on PTT bulletin board

撚糸

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 nenshi
    ねんし
twisted thread or yarn; twining of thread or yarn

本筋

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 honsuji
    ほんすじ
main thread (of a story)

棉線


棉线

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mián xiàn
    mian2 xian4
mien hsien
cotton thread; yarn cotton

極太

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 gokubuto
    ごくぶと
(can be adjective with の) (1) very thick; something extremely thick; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) thick, heavy thread

樓上


楼上

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lóu shàng
    lou2 shang4
lou shang
upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
See: 楼上

熱帖


热帖

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rè tiě
    re4 tie3
je t`ieh
    je tieh
hot thread (in an Internet forum)

生糸

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 kiito / kito
    きいと
raw silk thread

白糸

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 shiraito
    しらいと
white thread; (place-name, surname) Shiraito

皮剥

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 kawahagi
    かわはぎ
(1) (kana only) thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); (2) skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking; skinner; barker

穿行

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chuān xíng
    chuan1 xing2
ch`uan hsing
    chuan hsing
to go through; to pass through; to thread one's way through

穿針


穿针

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chuān zhēn
    chuan1 zhen1
ch`uan chen
    chuan chen
to thread a needle

端緒


端绪

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duān xù
    duan1 xu4
tuan hsü
 tansho(p); tancho
    たんしょ(P); たんちょ
start and development; thread (of a story); general outline; clue
start; beginning; first step; clue

筆套


笔套

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bǐ tào
    bi3 tao4
pi t`ao
    pi tao
the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush; the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)

筋目

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 sujime
    すじめ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) fold; crease; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) lineage; pedigree; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (See 筋道・すじみち・1) reason; logic; thread; method; system; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) relation; connection

筋道

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 sujimichi
    すじみち
(1) reason; logic; (2) method; system; order; thread (e.g. of an argument)

糸価

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 shika
    しか
price of silk thread

糸偏

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 itohen
    いとへん
(1) kanji "thread" radical at left; (2) textile industry

糸印

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 itojirushi
    いとじるし
thread to make seams conspicuous

糸口

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 itoguchi
    いとぐち
(1) thread end; (2) beginning; (3) clue; (surname) Itoguchi

糸屑

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 itokuzu
    いとくず
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff

糸掛

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 itokake
    いとかけ
thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)

糸玉

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 itodama
    いとだま
thread ball; clew

糸目

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 itome
    いとめ
(1) fine line; (2) weight of thread; (3) (colloquialism) (vulgar) slit-eyed; (surname) Itome

糸頭

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 itogashira
    いとがしら
(the component 幺 as in the left of 幻) top component of the kanji "thread" radical

糸鬢

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 itobin
    いとびん
itobin; 17th century male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread); (surname) Itobin

紗支


纱支

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shā zhī
    sha1 zhi1
sha chih
(textiles) yarn count (unit indicating the fineness of a yarn); (sometimes used loosely to mean thread count)

紬糸

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 tsumugiito / tsumugito
    つむぎいと
(1) (spun) silk thread; (2) spun thread (wool, etc.)

細糸

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 hosoito
    ほそいと
fine thread; fine yarn; filament; (surname) Hosoito

細線


细线

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xì xiàn
    xi4 xian4
hsi hsien
 saisen; hososen
    さいせん; ほそせん
string; thread
thin line

経絡

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 keiraku / keraku
    けいらく
(1) meridian (in traditional Chinese medicine); (2) thread of connection; chain of reasoning

絨線


绒线

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róng xiàn
    rong2 xian4
jung hsien
wool; woolen thread

絲口

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 itoguchi
    いとぐち
(out-dated kanji) (1) thread end; (2) beginning; (3) clue

絲狀


丝状

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sī zhuàng
    si1 zhuang4
ssu chuang
thread-like

絲線


丝线

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sī xiàn
    si1 xian4
ssu hsien
silk thread (for sewing); silk yarn (for weaving)

絲縷


丝缕

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sī lǚ
    si1 lu:3
ssu lü
silk thread

絹糸

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 kinuito
    きぬいと
silk thread; (female given name) Kinuito

經紗


经纱

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jīng shā
    jing1 sha1
ching sha
warp (vertical thread in weaving)

綛糸

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 kaseito / kaseto
    かせいと
reeled thread

綟子

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 moji
    もじ
hemp yarn or linen thread woven into a coarse cloth used for mosquito nets, summer clothes, etc.

網地

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 amiji
    あみじ
net fabric; thread from which nets are made; (surname) Amichi

綴糸

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 tojiito / tojito
    とじいと
(irregular okurigana usage) binding thread; basting thread

綾糸

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 ayaito
    あやいと
colored thread; coloured thread; thread of cat's cradle; heddle thread

綿糸

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 menshi
    めんし
cotton yarn; cotton thread

線程


线程

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xiàn chéng
    xian4 cheng2
hsien ch`eng
    hsien cheng
(computing) thread

線索


线索

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xiàn suǒ
    xian4 suo3
hsien so
trail; clues; thread (of a story)

線軸


线轴

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xiàn zhóu
    xian4 zhou2
hsien chou
thread spool

線香


线香

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xiàn xiāng
    xian4 xiang1
hsien hsiang
 senkou / senko
    せんこう
incense stick
incense stick
Thread or string incense, slow-burning and prolonged.

緯紗


纬纱

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wěi shā
    wei3 sha1
wei sha
woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft

練糸

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 neriito / nerito
    ねりいと
glossy silk thread (made from raw silk treated in a solution to dissolve the sericin)

縒糸

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 yoriito / yorito
    よりいと
(irregular okurigana usage) twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine

縫糸

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 nuiito / nuito
    ぬいいと
sewing thread; suture

縫線


缝线

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féng xiàn
    feng2 xian4
feng hsien
sewing thread; suture

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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