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贤 - xián

virtuous, worthy, good; able

virtuous, worthy, good; able

How to read 贤

Click 贤 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinxián
Englishvirtuous, worthy, good; able
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

贤人 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 贤劳. Please read 贤士 one more time.

Common words with this character

great person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good
diligent
virtuous person; a man of merit
perfect wife; you, my beloved wife

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 贤 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 贤人 and 贤劳 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 贤.