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xiàn

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xiàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiàn | xian4
English translation
to offer
to present
to dedicate
to donate
to show
to put on display
worthy person (old)
to offer, to present; to show, to display

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About xiàn

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

xiàn

Contains the radical

quǎn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

dog

Etymology of xiàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

南犬

Semantic compound

quǎn

Phonetic compound

Nán

Explanation

Simplified form of xiàn . Phonosemantic compound. quǎn represents the sound, and the left component is a depiction of a sacrificial offering on an altar.

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Example sentences using xiàn

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shuì shì 自愿 zìyuàn 捐献 juān xiàn de 赠款 zèng kuǎn ,惟有 wéi yǒu 下议院 xià yì yuàn cái Néng 接受 jiēshòu .

The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of Commons alone.

事实上 shì shí shàng , 林肯 Lín kěn 以来 yǐlái , jǐn yǒu 另外 lìngwài liǎng wèi 总统 zǒngtǒng 威尔逊 Wēi ěr xùn 富兰克林 Fù lán kè lín ?罗斯福 Luó sī fú ―― suǒ zuò de 贡献 gòngxiàn Néng 相提并论 xiāng tí bìng lùn .

In fact, since Lincoln, only two other Presidents, Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt, have made comparable contributions.

虽然 suīrán qióng , réng 尽力 jìnlì wéi 慈善 císhàn 事业 shìyè 捐献 juān xiàn 一点点 yī diǎn diǎn Qián .

Though poor, she gave her mite to charity.

人们 rén men 祭献供品 gòng pǐn , zài 圣坛 qián 焚香 fén xiāng 供奉 gòng fèng ,空气 kōngqì Zhōng 香烟 xiāng yān 缭绕 liáo rào .

Victims were offered, the altars smoked, and the odor of incense filled the air.

捐献者 zài 上面 shàng miàn xià le 如下 rú xià 铭文 míng wén .

The donor engraved the following inscription upon it.

Words with xiàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
贡献 gòngxiàn to contribute貢獻
xiàn to offer xiàn
奉献 fèngxiàn to consecrate奉獻
文献 wénxiàn document文獻
捐献 juān xiàn to donate捐獻
献身 xiàn shēn to devote oneself to獻身
献血 xiàn xuè to donate blood獻血
献上 xiàn shàng to offer to God獻上
献殷勤 xiàn yīn qín to court sb's favor獻殷勤
献策 xiàn cè to offer advice獻策
献花 xiàn huā to offer flowers獻花
呈献 chéng xiàn to present respectfully呈獻
献媚 xiàn mèi to pander to獻媚
献词 xiàn cí congratulatory message獻詞
献计 xiàn jì to offer advice獻計
献血者 xiàn xuè zhě blood donor獻血者
张献忠 Zhāng Xiàn zhōng Zhang Xianzhong (1606-1647), leader of a late-Ming peasant revolt張獻忠
汉献帝 Hàn Xiàn dì Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓 Dǒng Zhuó , reigned 189-220, forced to abdicate 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕 Cáo Pī 漢獻帝

xiàn Decomposition & Compounds

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xiàn Decomposition

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xiàn Compounds

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