闲(xián)

HSK 57 strokesTrad. 閒

enclosure

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Character information

Pinyin
xián
Meaning
enclosure; (variant of 闲) idle; unoccupied; leisure
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
閒

Origin & structure

Where 闲 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿵门木

A wooden fence 木 with a door 门

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

门mén木mù

Parts are arranged enclosing from above.

Traditional form 閒: The moon 月 seen through a door 門; night-time

How to write 闲 step by step

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

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Words with 闲

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

xiū休xián闲
HSK 5

leisure; relaxation; not working; idle; to enjoy leisure; to lie fallow

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yōu悠xián闲
HSK 7-9

variant of 悠閒|悠闲

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shuō说xián闲huà话
HSK 7-9

to chat

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tōu偷xián闲

to snatch a moment of leisure; to take a break from work; also written 偷閒|偷…

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dōng冬xián闲

slack winter season (farming)

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xiū休xián闲kù裤

casual pants

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xiū休xián闲xié鞋

leisure shoes

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duō多guǎn管xián闲shì事

meddling in other people's business

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 闲’s common words

休悠说话偷冬裤鞋

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