贤
worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
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Dict coverage rank #1,420 U+8D24
How 贤 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
money
How to remember it
worthy · Heisig RSH #1012
foiled again + shells
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 贤
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 贤者时间 | xián zhě shí jiān | (slang) post-nut clarity moment |
| 圣经贤传 | shèng jīng xián zhuàn | lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts |
| 礼贤下士 | lǐ xián xià shì | respect for the wise |
| 圣贤孔子鸟 | shèng xián Kǒng zǐ niǎo | Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird) |
| 进贤县 | Jìn xián Xiàn | Jinxian, a county in Nanchang City 南昌市[Nan2 chang1 Shi4], Jiangxi |
| 集贤县 | Jí xián Xiàn | Jixian, a county in Shuangyashan City 雙鴨山市|双鸭山市[Shuang1 ya1 shan1 Shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 贤者模式 | xián zhě mó shì | (slang) state of post-nut clarity; post-orgasmic state of calm detachment |
| 圣贤书 | shèng xián shū | holy book |
| 招贤纳士 | zhāo xián nà shì | invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent |
| 见贤思齐 | jiàn xián sī qí | see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous; Follow the ex… |
| 贤人 | xián rén | great person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good |
| 尊贤爱物 | zūn xián ài wù | to honor the wise and love the people; respecting noble talent while protecting the common… |
| 贤相 | xián xiàng | sagacious prime minister (in feudal China) |
| 贤明 | xián míng | wise and capable; sagacious |
| 任贤使能 | rèn xián shǐ néng | to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and … |
| 前贤 | qián xián | sages of the past; worthy predecessors |
| 贤内助 | xián nèi zhù | (said of sb else's wife) a good wife |
| 李修贤 | Lǐ Xiū xián | Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director |
| 贤达 | xián dá | prominent and worthy personage |
| 敬贤礼士 | jìng xián lǐ shì | (idiom) to respect people of virtue and show courtesy to scholars |