qiàn

common
noun

Meaning of

纤 means boat towing rope; towline. Pronounced qiàn.

  • boat towing rope; towline

Character Info

Radical
Strokes23
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

dài
chuán
men
kào
qiàn
ràng
chuán
zhì
liú
ér
shàng
 

Ancient boatmen relied on towing ropes to pull ships upstream against the current.

Zhè
gēn
qiàn
shéng
jīng
sǔn
de
kuài
yào
duàn
le
 

This towline is worn out and almost broken.

qiàn
shì
xiàng
fēi
cháng
xīn
de
láo
dòng
 

Towing boats with a rope is a very strenuous physical labor.

Jiāng
biān
de
qiàn
men
hǎn
zhe
hào
zi
qiàn
 

The boat trackers by the river shouted chants while pulling the towline.

Jiù
shí
de
yùn
shàng
suí
chù
jiàn
qiàn
de
chǎng
jǐng
 

Scenes of boat towing could be seen everywhere on the old canals.