Shuowen component 465: 弦
About this component
Component: 弦
Seal font (Chongxi): 弦
Mandarin: xián
Sino-Vietnamese: —
Japanese: ゲン (gen) ; ケン (ken) ; つる (tsuru)
Korean: HYEN / 현
Unihan definition: string; hypotenuse, crescent
Shuowen entry
弓弦也。从弓,象絲軫之形。凡弦之屬皆从弦。