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xián

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xián Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xián | xian2
English translation
fence, guard; to defend; idle time

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About xián

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

xián

Contains the radical

mén

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A wooden fence with a door  mén

Etymology of xián

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

門木

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Words with xián

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
休闲 xiūxián leisure休閒
xián to stay idle xián
闲聊 xián liáo to chat閑聊
闲逛 xián guàng to stroll閑逛
管闲事 guǎn xián shì to meddle管閒事
多管闲事 duō guǎn xián shì meddling in other people's business多管閒事
空闲 kòngxián idle空閒
悠闲 yōu xián leisurely悠閒
闲置 xián zhì to lie idle閒置
游手好闲 yóu shǒu hào xián to idle about遊手好閑
闲话 xiánhuà digression閑話
闲暇 xián xiá leisure閑暇
闲人 xián rén idler閑人
闲事 xián shì other people's business閑事
闲谈 xián tán to chat閑談
清闲 qīng xián idle清閒
闲扯 xián chě to chat閒扯
闲散 xián sǎn idle閑散
闲适 xián shì relaxed閑適
闲言碎语 xián yán suì yǔ idle gossip閑言碎語
闲坐 xián zuò to sit around閑坐
闲杂 xián zá (employee) having no fixed duties閑雜
闲心 xián xīn leisurely mood閑心

xián Decomposition & Compounds

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