xián to stay idle; to be unoccupied; not busy

Made up of [ mén entrance; gate radical 169, wood; wooden radical 75]
Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 7 strokes.
Can be thought of as a tree blocking an entrance with meaning of leisure as will not be disturbed

Related characters


Also uses mén component: jiàn (gap) jiān (between) ; mén (s) ; rùn (leap) ; wèn (ask) ; wén (to hear)
Also uses component: bǎn (board) bēi (cup) ; běn (root) ; cài (vegetable) ; cǎi (color) ; chá (tea) ; chái (firewood) ; chuáng (bed) ; gān (pole) ; guǒ (fruit) ; (machine) ; jìn (to prohibit) ; jìn (to prohibit) ; (tangerine) ; (of plants) ; lái (arrive) ; (plum) ; (pear) ; lín (forest) ; lóu (multi-story building) ; (board game) ; qín (Qin) ; qīn (parent) ; róu (soft) ; shā (to kill) ; shù (tree) ; shù (method) ; song (Song) ; tiáo (strip) ; wèi (not yet) ; xiāng (each other) ; xiào (school) ; (chair) ; zhí (to plant) ; zhī (branch) ; zhuō (table)

Sounds same

xián

Different tone

xiān (fresh) ; xiān (first) ; xiān (immortal) ; xiǎn (danger) ; xiàn (to appear)

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Pronunciation

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