xiàn

to envy

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Radical ⽺ (123.7)
Strokes 13

Definitions

羨 xiàn
  1. 1. to envy

Words containing 羨

Word Meaning
to admire; to adore
profit; surplus
Ji Xianlin (1911-2009), Chinese linguist and Indologist
to admire
to envy
to admire; to hold in high esteem
to envy; to admire
to be green with envy (neologism c. 2009)
to wish for something but not act
to only envy others instead of acting
only wish without acting; desire without effort
one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
to envy; to admire
enviable; to be admired
to marvel at
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