xián

idle; unoccupied; leisure

HSK 5 #1529

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1529th character
Radical ⾨ (169.4)
Strokes 7
Index # 846
TRADITIONAL ,

Definitions

闲 xián
  1. 1. idle
  2. 2. unoccupied
  3. 3. leisure
  4. 4. (variant of 闲 xián) idle
  5. 5. enclosure

Stroke order

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Words containing 闲

Word Meaning
light reading
doing nothing to earn one's keep; to live as a parasite
to spend one's leisure time; to idle away the time
ordinary; common; unimportant
to stay idle at home; to have resigned from office
leisurely; at one's ease; carefree
casual pants
leisure shoes
slack winter season (farming)
leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
carefree and at ease; leisurely and free (idiom)
Mind your own business!; Don't interfere!
hanger-on serving the rich; flunky
with one's heart at ease and one's spirit at rest (idiom)
to have money and time; the idle rich
calm and composed (idiom)
erhua variant of xiāo xián
unemployed and idle
to gossip; to make unfavorable comments
to avoid external disturbance in order to idle
officials with light duties; supernumeraries
at leisure
to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement