献(xiàn)

HSK 513 strokesTrad. 獻

to offer

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Character information

Pinyin
xiàn
Meaning
to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old)
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
獻

Origin & structure

Where 献 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰南犬

In this compound, the meaning comes from 犬 (dog); 南 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

南nán犬quǎn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 献 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 献

Common words using 献 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fèng奉xiàn献
HSK 6

to offer respectfully; to consecrate; to dedicate; to devote

Open 奉献 page →
gòng贡xiàn献
HSK 6

to contribute

Open 贡献 page →
juān捐xiàn献
HSK 7-9

to donate; to contribute

Open 捐献 page →
wén文xiàn献
HSK 7-9

reference material (used in scholarly study)

Open 文献 page →
xiàn献xuè血
HSK 7-9

to donate blood

Open 献血 page →
gòng供xiàn献

a contribution

Open 供献 page →
chéng呈xiàn献

to present respectfully

Open 呈献 page →
jiè借huā花xiàn献fó佛

lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influenc…

Open 借花献佛 page →

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From 献’s common words

奉贡捐文血供呈借

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