[絃, xiánㄒㄧㄢˊ] variant of 弦; bow string; string of musical instrument; watch spring; chord (straight line joining two points on a curve); hypotenuse, See Also: 弦#224345
[续弦 / 續絃, xù xiánㄒㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ] to remarry (of a widow); a second wife; cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony, See Also: 琴瑟#101664