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贤

Traditional 賢

xián

worthy or virtuous person

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Meanings

xián 賢

  1. worthy or virtuous person
  2. honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

Its parts

Traditional 賢 is 臤 and 貝.

Other characters with as their sound:

紧 jǐn肾 shèn坚 jiān

Dictionaries file it under 贝.

In sentences

良禽择木而栖liáng qín zé mù ér qī,贤xián臣chén择zé主zhǔ而ér事shì。良禽擇木而棲liáng qín zé mù ér qī,賢xián臣chén擇zé主zhǔ而ér事shì。A prudent bird chooses its tree. A wise servant chooses his master. #392246

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