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7-9

bowstring

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

xian2 xián

Meaning


Primary

bowstring

Alternatives

bow string

Mnemonic


[xi-] Xena is [2] inside the [-an] pawn shop where she is trying to make a 弦 bowstring for a second hand 弓 bow that she wants to sell. She takes a 玄 caterpillar and slowly extracts a long strand from its mouth, which she uses to create a 弦 bowstring that she then puts on the 弓 bow.