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贤
xián
Main
English Definitionworthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
Simplified Script贤
Traditional Script賢
Pinyinxián
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄒㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)jin4
Part of Speech(形) adjective

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Words With Same Head Word    
贤惠xiánhuìvariant of 賢慧
贤妻良母xiánqī liáng mǔa good wife and loving mother
贤弟xiándìworthy little brother
贤达xiándáprominent and worthy personage
贤淑xiánshū(of a woman) virtuous
Words With Same Tail Word    
圣贤shèngxiána sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine
魏忠贤wèi zhōng xiánWei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
奉贤fèngxiánFengxian suburban district of Shanghai
全智贤quán zhì xiánJeon JiHyun
先贤xiānxiánworthy predecessor; distinguished person of the past; former sage
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