Character data
Character data
| HSK | 6 |
| Frequency | 1943rd character |
| Radical | ⾙ (154.4) |
| Strokes | 8 |
| Index # | 1074 |
| TRADITIONAL | 賢 |
Definitions
| 贤 xián |
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Stroke order
Words containing 贤
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variant of 賢慧xián huì
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a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler
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the great and the good; great person of the past
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wise and capable; sagacious
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(of a man) able and virtuous
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to recruit talented people; to hire talent
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(said of sb else's wife) a good wife
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(of a woman) virtuous
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appoint people by ability and integrity
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virtuous person; a man of merit
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(of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles
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a genius; a talented person
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appoint the virtuous; use talented people
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distinguished person of the past; worthy predecessor
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Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
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Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
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jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
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to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
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to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)
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to honor the wise and love the people
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to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
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respect the elderly; honor the worthy
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to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
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Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
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Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
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