xiàn xián

virtuous, worthy, good; able

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

與能 ràng xián yǔ néng to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom)
人 xián rén great person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good
內助 xián nèi zhù (said of sb else's wife) a good wife
勞 xián láo diligent
士 xián shì virtuous person; a man of merit
妻 xián qī (old) perfect wife; you, my beloved wife
妻良母 xián qī liáng mǔ a good wife and loving mother
弟 xián dì worthy little brother
惠 xián huì variant of 賢慧|贤慧[xian2 hui4]
慧 xián huì (of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles
才 xián cái a genius; a talented person
明 xián míng wise and capable; sagacious
淑 xián shū (of a woman) virtuous
淑仁慈 xián shū rén cí a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom)
王 xián wáng sage kings
相 xián xiàng sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
能 xián néng sage
良 xián liáng (of a man) able and virtuous
達 xián dá prominent and worthy personage
jìn xián Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
縣 jìn xián xiàn Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
jí xián Jixian county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
縣 jí xián xiàn Jixian county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
魏忠 wèi zhōng xián Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming