贤

xián

Radical: 贝 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

贤 decomposes into the following components:

又 贝

Semantic component: 贝.

Words containing 贤

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 贤.

先贤
xiān xián
worthy predecessor
前贤
qián xián
圣贤
shèng xián
a sage
奉贤
fèng xián
Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
普贤
pǔ xián
Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
贤人
xián rén
great person of the past
贤劳
xián láo
diligent
贤士
xián shì
贤妻
xián qī
贤弟
xián dì
worthy little brother
贤惠
xián huì
chaste
贤慧
xián huì

Related characters (radical 贝)

Characters that share the radical 贝.

贝 负 贡 财 责 败 账 货 贩 贪 贫 贬 购 贮 贯 贱 贲 贳 贴 贵 贶 贷 贸 费

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