Word: 贤 (xián) Traditional: 賢 贤 dictionary entry xián worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation Full dictionary entry for 贤 Example sentences using 贤 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 举贤不避亲 jǔ xián bú bìqīn in recommending the worthy, don't avoid your relatives 才高遭嫉，人贤遭难 cái gāo zāo jí, rén xián zāonàn High talent draws envy; a worthy person draws trouble 有钱难买子孙贤 yǒuqián nán mǎi zǐsūn xián money can't buy virtuous descendants