to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc; to tighten the string of a bow, violin etc; first quarter (phase of the moon)
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2上
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
- Pinyin
- shǎng
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 61 of 2500
弦
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
bow string, string of musical instrument, watchspring, chord (segment of curve), hypotenuse, CL:根[gen1]
- Pinyin
- xián
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 13577 of 2500