闲
enclosure; (variant of 閒|闲[xian2]) idle; unoccupied; leisure
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,026 U+95F2
How 闲 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A wooden fence 木 with a door 门
How to remember it
leisure · Heisig RSH #1262
门 gate + 木 tree
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 闲 as their sound component
These characters all use 闲 (xián) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 闲 sound component | xián | fence, guard; to defend; idle time |
| 娴 | xián | elegant, refined, skillful |
| 痫 | xián | epilepsy, convulsions |
| 鹇 | xián | silver pheasant, Lophura nycthemera; Lophura species (various) |
Words containing 闲
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心安神闲 | xīn ān shén xián | with one's heart at ease and one's spirit at rest (idiom) |
| 安闲自得 | ān xián zì dé | feeling comfortably at ease (idiom) |
| 闲来无事 | xián lái wú shì | at leisure; idle; to have nothing to do |
| 气定神闲 | qì dìng shén xián | calm and composed (idiom) |
| 多管闲事 | duō guǎn xián shì | meddling in other people's business |
| 安闲自在 | ān xián zì zai | leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease |
| 有钱有闲 | yǒu qián yǒu xián | to have money and time; to be part of the leisure class; the idle rich |
| 游手好闲 | yóu shǒu hào xián | to idle about |
| 管闲事 | guǎn xián shì | to meddle; to be a "nosy Parker"; to be too inquisitive about other people's business |
| 无业闲散 | wú yè xián sǎn | unemployed and idle |
| 闲话家常 | xián huà jiā cháng | to chat about domestic trivia (idiom) |
| 少管闲事 | shǎo guǎn xián shì | Mind your own business!; Don't interfere! |
| 说闲话 | shuō xián huà | to chat; to gossip |
| 安闲随意 | ān xián suí yì | leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease |
| 闲人 | xián rén | variant of 閒人|闲人[xian2 ren2] |
| 闲人 | xián rén | idle person; idler; person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place |
| 闲心 | xián xīn | leisurely mood; relaxed frame of mind |
| 闲家 | xián jiā | (gambling) player who is not the dealer |
| 闲花 | xián huā | wild flower |
| 安闲 | ān xián | at one's ease; carefree |