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字HANZI DESK

贤

Traditional: 賢

xián

xián · jin4 (Jyutping)

  1. worthy or virtuous person
  2. honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

贤

Meaning
virtuous, worthy, good; able
Radical
贝
Strokes
8
Components
⿱⿰?又贝
Cangjie
LEBO
Four-corner
2780

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