獻
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xiàn · to offer, to present

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

20Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

犬Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 獻

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Example sentences

Notice where 獻 sits in each complete thought.

Tā bǎ tā de yì shēng xiàn gěi le tā de guó jiā.他把他的一生獻給了他的國家。

He gave his life for his country.

Source: Tatoeba #805588 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de fù qīn bǎ yì shēng fèng xiàn gěi le kē xué.他的父親把一生奉獻給了科學。

His father dedicated his life to science.

Source: Tatoeba #6147563 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiè xiè nín de gòng xiàn. yù jì wǒ mén hěn kuài yòu huì jiàn miàn.謝謝您的貢獻。預計我們很快又會見面。

Thank you for all your contributions. We expect to see you again soon.

Source: Tatoeba #1059517 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ juān xiàn le hěn duō qián gěi zhè jiàn yī yuàn.湯姆捐獻了很多錢給這間醫院。

Tom has contributed a lot of money to this hospital.

Source: Tatoeba #4794532 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 獻 in context

  1. Say xiàn, then recall the core meaning: to offer, to present.
  2. Write all 20 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 獻 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.