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HSK 6
贤
賢
xián
1.
worthy or virtuous person
2.
honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
Common • Top 12%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
贤劳
xiánláo
diligent
贤士
xiánshì
virtuous person
贤良
xiánliáng
(of a man) able and virtuous
贤达
xiándá
prominent and worthy personage
进贤
Jìnxián
Jinxian county in Nanchang [[南昌]], Jiangxi
集贤
Jíxián
Jixian county in Shuangyashan [[雙鴨山|双鸭山<Shuāngyāshān>]], Heilongjiang
奉贤
Fèngxián
Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
圣贤
shèngxián
a sage
普贤
Pǔxián
Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
贤人
xiánrén
great person of the past
贤弟
xiándì
worthy little brother
贤惠
xiánhuì
chaste
贤慧
xiánhuì
variant of [[賢惠|贤惠<xiánhuì>]]
贤才
xiáncái
a genius
贤明
xiánmíng
wise and capable
贤淑
xiánshū
(of a woman) virtuous
先贤
xiānxián
worthy predecessor
贤王
xiánwáng
sage kings
贤相
xiánxiàng
sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
贤能
xiánnéng
sage
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,942
- Word Frequency Rank
- 10,247 of 84,292