Chinese symbol for “linear”
线性
xiàn xìng
Traditional: 線性
linear; linearity
The closest CC-CEDICT match for linear is 线性 (xiàn xìng), defined as: linear; linearity.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “linear”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 线性.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 路线 (路線) | lù xiàn | itinerary; route |
| 在线 (在線) | zài xiàn | online; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; fun |
| 线路 (線路) | xiàn lù | (electricity) line; circuit; wire; (traffic) road; track; route |
| 线上 (線上) | xiàn shàng | online |
| 一线 (一線) | yī xiàn | front line; front-line position; a ray of; a glimmer of (hope, light etc) |
| 前线 (前線) | qián xiàn | front line; military front |
| 女性 | nǚ xìng | woman; the female sex |
| 男性 | nán xìng | the male sex; a male |
See also: Japanese symbol for “linear”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.