贤
virtuous, worthy; good, able; worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
- Strokes
- 8
- Pinyin
- xián
Parts
Words with 贤
- 先贤xiān xián · xianxian(literary) ancient sage
- 前贤qián xián · qianxiansages of the past; worthy predecessors
- 奉贤fèng xián · fengxianFengxian suburban district of Shanghai
- 普贤pǔ xián · puxianSamantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
- 圣贤shèng xián · shengxiana sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler
- 贤人xián rén · xianrengreat person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good
- 贤劳xián láo · xianlaodiligent
- 贤士xián shì · xianshivirtuous person; a man of merit
- 贤妻xián qī · xianqi(old) perfect wife; you, my beloved wife
- 贤弟xián dì · xiandiworthy little brother
- 贤慧xián huì · xianhui(of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles
- 贤才xián cái · xiancaia genius; a talented person
- 贤明xián míng · xianmingwise and capable; sagacious
- 贤淑xián shū · xianshu(of a woman) virtuous
- 贤王xián wáng · xianwangsage kings
- 贤相xián xiàng · xianxiangsagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
- 贤能xián néng · xiannengsage
- 贤良xián liáng · xianliang(of a man) able and virtuous
- 贤达xián dá · xiandaprominent and worthy personage
- 奉贤区fèng xián qū · fengxianquFengxian suburban district of Shanghai
- 李修贤lǐ xiū xián · lixiuxianDanny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director
- 王祖贤wáng zǔ xián · wangzuxianJoey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress
- 圣贤书shèng xián shū · shengxianshuholy book
- 贤内助xián nèi zhù · xianneizhu(said of sb else's wife) a good wife
- 进贤县jìn xián xiàn · jinxianxianJinxian, a county in Nanchang City 南昌市[Nan2 chang1 Shi4], Jiangxi
- 集贤县jí xián xiàn · jixianxianJixian, a county in Shuangyashan City 雙鴨山市|双鸭山市[Shuang1 ya1 shan1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
- 魏忠贤wèi zhōng xián · weizhongxianWei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
- 任人唯贤rèn rén wéi xián · renrenweixianto appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
- 任贤使能rèn xián shǐ néng · renxianshinengto appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
- 妒能害贤dù néng hài xián · dunenghaixianjealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)