贤 xián

virtuous, worthy, good; able

HSK 6 #1943

DEFINITIONS

  • virtuous, worthy, good
  • able
  • worthy or virtuous person
  • honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

STROKES

贤 stroke order diagram
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WORDS

贤惠 xián huì
HSK 6
variant of 賢慧|贤慧[xian2 hui4]
圣贤 shèng xián a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine
贤人 xián rén great person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good
贤明 xián míng wise and capable; sagacious
贤良 xián liáng (of a man) able and virtuous
招贤纳士 zhāo xián nà shì invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
贤内助 xián nèi zhù (said of sb else's wife) a good wife
贤淑 xián shū (of a woman) virtuous
任人唯贤 rèn rén wéi xián to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
贤士 xián shì virtuous person; a man of merit
贤慧 xián huì (of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles
贤才 xián cái a genius; a talented person
任贤使能 rèn xián shǐ néng to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
先贤 xiān xián worthy predecessor; distinguished person of the past; former sage
奉贤 fèng xián Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
奉贤区 fèng xián qū Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
妒能害贤 dù néng hài xián jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
妒贤忌能 dù xián jì néng to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
尊贤使能 zūn xián shǐ néng to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)
尊贤爱物 zūn xián ài wù to honor the wise and love the people; respecting noble talent while protecting the common people
推贤让能 tuī xián ràng néng to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
敬老尊贤 jìng lǎo zūn xián to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
敬贤礼士 jìng xián lǐ shì to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
普贤 pǔ xián Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
普贤菩萨 pǔ xián pú sà Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
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