xián

worthy or virtuous person

HSK 6 #1943

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 1943rd character
Radical ⾙ (154.4)
Strokes 8
Index # 1074
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

贤 xián
  1. 1. worthy or virtuous person
  2. 2. honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

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Words containing 贤

Word Meaning
variant of xián huì
a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler
the great and the good; great person of the past
wise and capable; sagacious
(of a man) able and virtuous
to recruit talented people; to hire talent
(said of sb else's wife) a good wife
(of a woman) virtuous
appoint people by ability and integrity
virtuous person; a man of merit
(of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles
a genius; a talented person
appoint the virtuous; use talented people
distinguished person of the past; worthy predecessor
Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)
to honor the wise and love the people
to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
respect the elderly; honor the worthy
to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
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