賢 (jin4 | xian2) : worthy; virtuous; capable

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賢

jin4

xian2

[1] [adj] worthy; virtuous; capable; talented
[2] [n] worthy person; virtuous and talented person
[3] a term of respectful address for a younger person

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: (#154)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

賢 / 贤

This word has been viewed 10178 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Jun 2011 02:26

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賢惠 jin4 wai6 xian2 hui4 = virtuous; chaste

賢妻良母 jin4 cai1 loeng4 mou5 xian2 qi1 liang2 mu3 = virtuous wife and good mother

見賢思齊 gin3 jin4 si1 cai4 jian4 xian2 si1 qi2 = emulate a good and wise man; emulate a worthy person

賢淑 jin4 suk6 xian2 shu1 = virtuous

賢良 jin4 loeng4 xian2 liang2 = (of a man) able and virtuous

奉賢 fung6 jin4 feng4 xian2 = Fengxian (place in Shanghai)

集賢 zaap6 jin4 ji2 xian2 = Jixian (place in Heilongjiang)

進賢 zeon3 jin4 jin4 xian2 = Jinxian (place in Jiangxi)

謝賢 ze6 jin4 xie4 xian2 = Patrick Tse Yin (actor, producer, screenwriter and director in HK cinema)

普賢 pou2 jin4 pu3 xian2 = Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
See all 16 compounds (CantoDict reports 13 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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