贤(xián): worthy or virtuous person
worthy or virtuous person
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- xián
- Meaning
- worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- 賢
Origin & structure
Where 贤 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 贤 step by step
8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 贤
Common words using 贤 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of abilit…
Open 任人唯贤 page →to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability a…
Open 任贤使能 page →Related characters
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