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贤

xián

virtuous, worthy; good, able

🔤 Pictophonetic: money
HSK 6 8 strokes Common (20%)
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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

？
Radical
又
yòu
and, also, again, in addition
贝
bèi
sea shell; money, currency
⿱⿰？又贝 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

⿰？又
Radical component
bèi
贝
sea shell; money, currency
📷 Pictographic: A sea shell, once used as currency
4 strokes HSK 5

Words Using 贤 (48)

xiánhuì
贤惠 ↗
HSK 6
chaste / virtuous
xián
贤 ↗
worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
xiānxián
先贤 ↗
worthy predecessor / distinguished person of the past / former sage
Fèngxiánqū
奉贤区 ↗
Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
dùnénghàixián
妒能害贤 ↗
jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
dùxiánjìnéng
妒贤忌能 ↗
to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
zūnxiánàiwù
尊贤爱物 ↗
to honor the wise and love the people / respecting noble talent while protecting the common people
zūnxiánshǐnéng
尊贤使能 ↗
to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)
zhāoxiánnàshì
招贤纳士 ↗
invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
Fèngxián
奉贤 ↗
Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
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