斜线 (xié xiàn) — oblique line (in geometry or drawing); (printin…

Definition

noun

oblique line (in geometry or drawing)(printing) slash (/)(linguistics) slanting bar (used in phonemic transcription)

斜线。
Zhè tiáo xié xiàn yǔ shuǐ píng xiàn xiāng jiāo yú yì diǎn.
This oblique line intersects the horizontal line at one point.
斜线“”。
Wǎng zhǐ zhōng de xié xiàn tōng cháng dú zuò "xié gàng".
The slash in a URL is usually read as 'slash'.
斜线。
Yīn wèi biāo zhù shí cháng yòng xié xiàn kuò qǐ yīn wèi fú hào.
In phonemic transcription, slanting bars are often used to enclose phonemic symbols.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

斜 describes a slanted direction, and 线 names the line itself.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

斗余斜

Meaning part形符xíngfú

斗斗dòuladle/dipper

Sound part声符shēngfú

余

余yú斜xié

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

斜 pairs 斗, a ladle or dipper, with 余 for sound; the idea of scooping or drawing out was extended to mean a slant.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 線; 线 is its simplified writing.

糹泉線

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糹Written in full as糸mì

Sound part声符shēngfú

泉

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 線 uses 糹 (silk/thread) to show the meaning and 泉 to suggest the sound; the simplified 线 is a later shorthand.