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线索

Traditional: 線索

xiàn suǒ

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xiàn suǒ · sin3 sok3 (Jyutping)

  1. trail
  2. clues
  3. thread (of a story)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

线

Meaning
line, thread, wire; clue
Radical
纟
Strokes
8
Components
⿰纟戋
Cangjie
VMIJ
Four-corner
2315

索

Meaning
large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
Radical
糸
Strokes
10
Components
⿱⿱十冖糸
Cangjie
JBVIF
Four-corner
4090.3

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