闲
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xián · fence, guard

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HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #5440
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Shape and proportion

7Total strokes

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Top enclosureCharacter structure

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门Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 闲

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Example sentences

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Yí hàn de shì wǒ kòngxián shí jiān bú huì yǒu hěn duō.遗憾的是我空闲时间不会有很多。

Unfortunately I will not have much free time.

Source: Tatoeba #636197 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jiàqī lǐ, wǒ dù guò le yōu xián de rìzi.假期里,我度过了悠闲的日子。

I spent idle days during the vacation.

Source: Tatoeba #336864 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ zǒng shì duō guǎn xián shì.汤姆总是多管闲事。

Tom always meddles in affairs that do not concern him.

Source: Tatoeba #5067352 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā lì yòng kòngxián shí jiān zuò bù wáwa.她利用空闲时间做布娃娃。

She spends her leisure time making dolls.

Source: Tatoeba #2004692 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fù qīn cháng cháng zài kòngxián shí jiān dú zhēn tàn xiǎo shuō.父亲常常在空闲时间读侦探小说。

Father would often read detective stories in his spare time.

Source: Tatoeba #332836 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kòngxián shí jiān xǐhuan zuò shén me?你空闲时间喜欢做什么?

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?

Source: Tatoeba #469467 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 闲 in context

  1. Say xián, then recall the core meaning: fence, guard.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the top enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 休闲 (xiū xián), meaning “leisure”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 闲 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.