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娴 (xián): Elegant — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 娴

娴淑 • xiánshū • virtuous and refined

xián娴

shū淑

virtuous and refined

娴熟 • xiánshú • skillful, proficient

xián娴

shú熟

skillful, proficient

娴雅 • xiányǎ • refined and graceful

xián娴

yǎ雅

refined and graceful

娴静 • xiánjìng • elegant and quiet

xián娴

jìng静

elegant and quiet

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Example Sentences

Tā她

xìng性

gé格

xián娴

jìng静

，

xǐ喜

huān欢

dú读

shū书

。

She has a quiet and elegant personality and likes reading.

Tā她

de的

gāng钢

qín琴

tán弹

de得

hěn很

xián娴

shú

Zhè这

wèi位

nǚ女

shì士

jǔ举

zhǐ止

xián娴

yǎ雅

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Pinyinxián

Meaningelegant, refined; skillful

Strokes10

Radical女

Traditional嫺

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#3209

Zhuyinㄒㄧㄢˊ

UnicodeU+5A34

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熟

。

She plays the piano very skillfully.

，

hěn很

yǒu有

qì气

zhì质

。

This lady has refined manners and great elegance.

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Characters pronounced "xian".

舷xiánthe sides of a boat, bulwarks; a gunwale
涎xiánsaliva
腺xiàngland
锨xiānshovel
铣xiǎnmill
痫xiánepilepsy, convulsions

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Characters with radical "女".

妤yubeautiful, elegant (used in female names)
婢bìservant girl; your servant
妊rènconceive, be pregnant
娠shēnpregnant
妾qièconcubine
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