Keyword
worthy
- virtuous
- good
- able
- Frequency
- #2638
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
xián
Mnemonic
贝 (money) gives the meaning.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
贤
worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
魏忠贤
Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
圣贤
a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine
先贤
(literary) ancient sage
贤能
sage
贤人
great person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good
奉贤
Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
贤良
(of a man) able and virtuous
贤妻
(old) perfect wife; you, my beloved wife
贤明
wise and capable; sagacious
普贤
Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
贤淑
(of a woman) virtuous
奉贤区
Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
贤达
prominent and worthy personage
贤妻良母
a good wife and loving mother
进贤县
Jinxian, a county in Nanchang City 南昌市 (NánchāngShì), Jiangxi
贤士
virtuous person; a man of merit
贤才
a genius; a talented person
贤王
sage kings
贤内助
(said of sb else's wife) a good wife
任人唯贤
to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
王祖贤
Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress
前贤
sages of the past; worthy predecessors
见贤思齐
Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.