賢
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xián · virtuous, worthy

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Shape and proportion

15Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

貝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 賢

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Example sentences

Notice where 賢 sits in each complete thought.

Tā jiào wǒ xián zhì.她叫我賢治。

She calls me Kenji.

Source: Tatoeba #825977 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xián zhì de yīng yǔ shuō dé hěn liú lì.賢治的英語說得很流利。

Kenji is a good speaker of English.

Source: Tatoeba #894289 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì xián zhì de yǐzi.這是賢治的椅子。

This is Kenji's chair.

Source: Tatoeba #826118 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rèn rén wéi xián shì yí gè tóng huà.任人唯賢是一個童話。

Meritocracy is a fairy tale.

Source: Tatoeba #13799565 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè xiē shū shì xián zhì de má?這些書是賢治的嗎?

Are these books Kenji's?

Source: Tatoeba #826181 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 賢 in context

  1. Say xián, then recall the core meaning: virtuous, worthy.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 賢 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.