| [贤, xián, ㄒㄧㄢˊ] virtuous, worthy; good, able Radical: 贝, Decomposition: ⿱ ⿰ ? 又 [yòu, ㄧㄡˋ] 贝 [bèi, ㄅㄟˋ] Etymology: [pictophonetic] money Variants: 賢, Rank: 1943 | | [賢, xián, ㄒㄧㄢˊ] virtuous, worthy; good, able Radical: 貝, Decomposition: ⿱ 臤 [qiān, ㄑㄧㄢ] 貝 [bèi, ㄅㄟˋ] Etymology: [pictophonetic] money Variants: 贤, Rank: 7885 |
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贤 | [xián, ㄒㄧㄢˊ, 贤 / 賢] worthy (person) #6,401 [Add to Longdo] | 贤惠 | [xián huì, ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ, 贤 惠 / 賢 惠] chaste; virtuous #20,626 [Add to Longdo] | 圣贤 | [shèng xián, ㄕㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ, 圣 贤 / 聖 賢] a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine #33,366 [Add to Longdo] | 贤妻良母 | [xián qī liáng mǔ, ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄨˇ, 贤 妻 良 母 / 賢 妻 良 母] a good wife; a virtuous wife (Confucianism) #33,649 [Add to Longdo] | 魏忠贤 | [Wèi Zhōng xián, ㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ, 魏 忠 贤 / 魏 忠 賢] Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming #41,133 [Add to Longdo] | 奉贤 | [Fèng xián, ㄈㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ, 奉 贤 / 奉 賢] (N) Fengxian (place in Shanghai) #45,439 [Add to Longdo] | 贤良 | [xián liáng, ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ, 贤 良 / 賢 良] worthy #48,660 [Add to Longdo] | 贤人 | [xián rén, ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ, 贤 人 / 賢 人] great person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good #49,627 [Add to Longdo] | 普贤 | [Pǔ xián, ㄆㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ, 普 贤 / 普 賢] Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth #56,872 [Add to Longdo] | 王祖贤 | [wáng zǔ xián, ㄨㄤˊ ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ, 王 祖 贤 / 王 祖 賢] Joey Wong (actress) #59,214 [Add to Longdo] | 贤才 | [xián cái, ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˊ, 贤 才 / 賢 才] a genius; a talented person #62,107 [Add to Longdo] | 进贤 | [Jìn xián, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ, 进 贤 / 進 賢] Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi #65,369 [Add to Longdo] | 贤能 | [xián néng, ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄥˊ, 贤 能 / 賢 能] sage #69,671 [Add to Longdo] | 任人唯贤 | [rèn rén wéi xián, ㄖㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ, 任 人 唯 贤 / 任 人 唯 賢] to appoint people according to their merits (成语 saw); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity #72,647 [Add to Longdo] | 进贤县 | [Jìn xián xiàn, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ, 进 贤 县 / 進 賢 縣] Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi #76,102 [Add to Longdo] | 礼贤下士 | [lǐ xián xià shì, ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ, 礼 贤 下 士 / 禮 賢 下 士] respect for the wise #89,377 [Add to Longdo] | 见贤思齐 | [jiàn xián sī qí, ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙ ㄑㄧˊ, 见 贤 思 齐 / 見 賢 思 齊] see a worthy, think to imitate (成语 saw, from Analects); emulate the virtuous; Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher. #89,494 [Add to Longdo] | 集贤 | [Jí xián, ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ, 集 贤 / 集 賢] (N) Jixian (place in Heilongjiang) #91,020 [Add to Longdo] | 招贤纳士 | [zhāo xián nà shì, ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄚˋ ㄕˋ, 招 贤 纳 士 / 招 賢 納 士] invite the talented and call the valorous (成语 saw); to recruit talent #102,503 [Add to Longdo] | 敬老尊贤 | [jìng lǎo zūn xián, ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ, 敬 老 尊 贤 / 敬 老 尊 賢] to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (成语 saw); to honor the great and the good #201,501 [Add to Longdo] | 圣经贤传 | [shèng jīng xián zhuàn, ㄕㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ, 圣 经 贤 传 / 聖 經 賢 傳] lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (成语 saw); refers to Confucian canonical texts #362,246 [Add to Longdo] | 任贤使能 | [rèn xián shǐ néng, ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˇ ㄋㄥˊ, 任 贤 使 能 / 任 賢 使 能] to appoint the virtuous and use the able (成语 saw); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity #389,142 [Add to Longdo] | 尊贤使能 | [zūn xián shǐ néng, ㄗㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˇ ㄋㄥˊ, 尊 贤 使 能 / 尊 賢 使 能] to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius) #510,117 [Add to Longdo] | 贤劳 | [xián láo, ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄠˊ, 贤 劳 / 賢 勞] diligent #559,808 [Add to Longdo] | 妒能害贤 | [dù néng hài xián, ㄉㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ, 妒 能 害 贤 / 妒 能 害 賢] jealous of the able, envious of the clever (成语 saw) [Add to Longdo] | 尊贤爱物 | [zūn xián ài wù, ㄗㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄞˋ ㄨˋ, 尊 贤 爱 物 / 尊 賢 愛 物] to honor the wise and love the people; respecting noble talent while protecting the common people [Add to Longdo] | 普贤菩萨 | [Pǔ xián Pú sà, ㄆㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ, 普 贤 菩 萨 / 普 賢 菩 薩] Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth [Add to Longdo] | 圣贤书 | [shèng xián shū, ㄕㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨ, 圣 贤 书 / 聖 賢 書] holy book [Add to Longdo] | 举贤良对策 | [jǔ xián liáng duì cè, ㄐㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄘㄜˋ, 举 贤 良 对 策 / 舉 賢 良 對 策] Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒 [Add to Longdo] | 识才尊贤 | [shí cái zūn xián, ㄕˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ, 识 才 尊 贤 / 識 才 尊 賢] to recognize talent and have great respect for it [Add to Longdo] | 贤王 | [xián wáng, ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˊ, 贤 王 / 賢 王] sage kings [Add to Longdo] |
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