贤

Traditional (Taiwan): 賢

xián ㄒㄧㄢˊ

    • worthy or virtuous person
    • honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

Other words read xián

In the same tone

  • 弦 xián bow string
  • 嫌 xián dislike
  • 闲 xián enclosure
  • 衔 xián bit
  • 娴 xián elegant

All 17 words read xián

xian with other tones

  • 见 xiàn appear
  • 先 xiān beforehand
  • 县 xiàn county
  • 现 xiàn appear
  • 线 xiàn thread

All 74 words read xian in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 贤

    部首 radical
    贝
    笔画 strokes
    8, with 4 after the 部首
    形旁 meaning
    贝
    Practise writing 贤

    Trace 贤, then write it from memory. Each stage is passed five times.

    Writing drills that include 贤: HSK 7-9 vocabulary, part 80: writing drill 2 of 3, Chinese philosophy: HSK 7-9: writing drill 5 of 10.

    Words with 贤

    Starting with 贤

    • 贤良 xiánliáng able and virtuous
    • 贤弟 xiándì worthy little brother
    • 贤能 xiánnéng sage
    • 贤王 xiánwáng sage kings
    • 贤才 xiáncái genius

    All 18 words starting with 贤

    Ending with 贤

    • 魏忠贤 wèizhōngxián Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
    • 圣贤 shèngxián sage
    • 先贤 xiānxián ancient sage
    • 前贤 qiánxián worthy predecessors
    • 普贤 pǔxián Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth

    All 12 words ending with 贤

    Containing 贤

    All 18 words containing 贤

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