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闲 - xián

fence, guard; defend; idle time

fence, guard; defend; idle time

How to read 闲

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinxián
Englishfence, guard; defend; idle time
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

闲冗 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 闲在. Please read 闲坐 one more time.

Common words with this character

officials with light duties; supernumeraries
at leisure
to sit around; to sit idly
to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement; to stay home with nothing to do; to lead a solitary life

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 闲.