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贤 (xián): Virtuous — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 贤

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How to write 贤 — animated stroke order

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3.

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贤

臤skilled/firm

贝shell/currency

贤=

4.

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5.

How to Use 贤

Virtuous People or Qualities

The character 贤 denotes moral excellence or wisdom, often used in compound words referring to virtuous individuals or qualities.

贤惠 • xián huì • virtuous • HSK 6

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gōng公

sī司

jiān坚

chí持

rèn任

rén人

wéi

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Pinyinxián

Meaningvirtuous, worthy, able

Strokes8

Radical贝

Traditional賢

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Zhuyinㄒㄧㄢˊ

UnicodeU+8D24

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臤skilled/firm

+贝shell/currency

A skilled hand (臤) holds valuable shells (贝) — a virtuous and talented person.

xián贤

huì惠

virtuous

圣贤 • shèng xián • Sage / saint • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shèng圣

xián贤

Sage / saint

唯

xián贤

de的

yuán原

zé则

。

The company adheres to the principle of merit-based appointment.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

chǎng场

hé合

，

tā他

yǐn引

yòng用

shèng圣

xián贤

zhī之

yán言

lái来

chǎn阐

shù述

zì自

jǐ己

de的

guān观

diǎn点

。

In formal settings, he quotes the words of sages to elaborate his viewpoints.

tā她

shì是

yí一

wèi位

xián贤

huì惠

de的

qī妻

zǐ子

hé和

mǔ母

qīn亲

。

She is a virtuous wife and mother.

wǒ我

men们

qù去

cān参

guān观

xiān先

xián贤

cí祠

。

We go to visit the temple of former sages.

zhè这

wèi位

guó国

wáng王

yǐ以

xián贤

míng明

zhù著

chēng称

。

This king is known for his wisdom.

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Characters pronounced "xian".

舷xiánthe sides of a boat, bulwarks; a gunwale
娴xiánelegant, refined; skillful
涎xiánsaliva
腺xiàngland
锨xiānshovel
铣xiǎnmill

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Characters with radical "贝".

赊shēbuy and sell on credit, distant
购gòuto buy; to purchase
赋fùto bestow, to endow; also a literary form
费fèito spend, to cost; expenses, fees
赝yànfalse; counterfeit; bogus; sham
赣gànJiangxi province; places therein

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