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闲
閑
xián
1. to stay idle
2. to be unoccupied
3. not busy
4. leisure
5. enclosure
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

闲
xián
fence, guard; to defend; idle time
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

闲话
xiánhuà
variant of [[閒話|闲话]]
HSK 6
闲静
xiánjìng
calm
闲谈
xiántán
variant of [[閒談|闲谈<xiántán>]]
闲逛
xiánguàng
to stroll
闲逸
xiányì
comfort and leisure
闲适
xiánshì
leisurely and comfortable
闲雅
xiányǎ
elegant
闲杂
xiánzá
(employee) having no fixed duties
安闲
ānxián
at one's ease
闲谈
xiántán
to chat
闲话
xiánhuà
digression
HSK 6
闲置
xiánzhì
to leave sth forgotten
闲空
xiánkòng
idle
安闲
ānxián
peaceful and carefree
闲混
xiánhùn
to loiter
帮闲
bāngxián
to hang on to and serve the rich and powerful by literary hack work etc
闲书
xiánshū
light reading
悠闲
yōuxián
variant of [[悠閒|悠闲]]
悠闲
yōuxián
ease
闲暇
xiánxiá
leisure

Alternate Entries

闲
xián
variant of [[閑|闲]], idle / unoccupied / leisure / free time

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,528
Word Frequency Rank
2,440 of 84,292

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