將一段材料拉緊後，透過撥彈、拉、敲擊或任何一種會刺激震盪的方式，使其發出樂聲；一般常見的材料有羊腸線、絲線、金屬絲、尼龍、棕絲和塑膠等。

弦(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
琴弦(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,,)
hsien (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
xián (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
xian (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
strings(chordophone components)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,PN)
string(chordophone component)　(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
snaren(snaarinstrumenonderdelen)　(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
snaar(snaarinstrumenonderdeel)　(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,AD,U,U)
cordes(chordophone components)　(P,,U,法語-偏好,D,U,PN)
cuerdas(componente de cuerdófono)　(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,PN)
cuerda(componente de cuerdófono)　(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........組件 (層級名)
............成分
................<依特定背景區分之組件>
....................<聲音儀器組件>
........................<弦鳴樂器組件>
............................弦

conjuncted with....	弦樂器(依功能區分)
thing(s) needing context are....	切可琴

英文....	Lengths of any material that can produce a musical sound when held stretched and then plucked, bowed, struck, or otherwise excited. Common materials used are gut, silk, wire, nylon, palm fiber, and plastic.
荷蘭語....	Een bepaalde lengte van ieder materiaal dat een muzikaal geluid kan produceren wanneer het is gespannen en getokkeld, gebogen, geslagen of op een andere manier in beweging wordt gebracht. Gebruikelijke materialen zijn ingewanden, zijde, metaaldraad, nylon, palmvezel en plastic.

弦............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 September 29, 2011
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 September 29, 2011
.................	文馨活用英漢辭典 1714
琴弦............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	簡明音樂詞典 404
strings(chordophone components)............	[VP]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-) subdivision under names of individual instruments; strings; strings (musical instrument parts)
.................	Marcuse, Musical Instruments Dictionary (1975) strings
.................	Sadie, New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments (1984) Vol. 3, 464, definition source; strings
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961) strings
.................	Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987) strings
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
.................	AATA database (1995-) 129314 checked 26 January 2012
string(chordophone component)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
snaren(snaarinstrumenonderdelen)............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
snaar(snaarinstrumenonderdeel)............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
cordes(chordophone components)............	[VP]
.................	CHIN database
cuerdas(componente de cuerdófono)............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Comité, Plural del término en singular
cuerda(componente de cuerdófono)............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Randel, Diccionario Harvard de Música (1997) 131
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	Chenhall, Revised Nomenclature (1988) string, instrument
.................	CHIN database
.................	AATA database (1995-) 129314 checked 26 January 2012
.................	Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)

Getty AAT: 300191094 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300191094
聯合目錄： 弦 、琴弦 、hsien 、xián 、xian 、strings 、string 、snaren 、snaar 、cordes 、cuerdas 、cuerda