閒
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xián · leisure, idle time

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12Total strokes

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Top enclosureCharacter structure

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門Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 閒

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Example sentences

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Wǒ kě méi yǒu nà xián kōng.我可沒有那閒空。

I don't have that kind of time.

Source: Tatoeba #6860865 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ méi xiǎng duō guǎn xián shì.我沒想多管閒事。

I didn't mean to be nosy.

Source: Tatoeba #13137886 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shàng zhōu mò gēn shuí xián guàng le?你上週末跟誰閒逛了?

Who did you hang out with last weekend?

Source: Tatoeba #6132357 · CC BY 2.0 FR
「 hǎo wéi rén shī 」 huán shì 「 hǎo guǎn xián shì 」?「好為人師」還是「好管閒事」?

Is this patronizing or meddling in someone else's business?

Source: Tatoeba #876408 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bǎ kōng xián shí jiàn quán dōu huā zài yuè dú shàng.我把空閒時間全都花在閱讀上。

I spend what time I can spare reading.

Source: Tatoeba #433493 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zài xián xiá de shí hòu yì bān zuò shén mó?你在閒暇的時候一般做什麼?

What do you usually do in your spare time?

Source: Tatoeba #6120165 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 閒 in context

  1. Say xián, then recall the core meaning: leisure, idle time.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the top enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 閒 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.