獻

xiàn = xi + an4

to offer / to present / to dedicate / to donate / to show / to put on display / worthy person (old)

献 = 南 + 犬 : The Saint Bernard dog (犬) is out of blood to bring to severe emergency spots, so Marie Curie (xi) volunteered to donate (献) blood in the anthill's bathroom (an4). To make her feel comfortable, the Saint Bernard dog set up a palm (南) from the south pacific.

獻 character breakdown

The character 獻 cannot be broken down into individual components.

Characters with 獻 as component

yàn = y + an4

to decide judicially

huán = hu + an2

(old) jade tablet or scepter held by a duke at ceremonies

yǎn = y + an3

peak of mountain

yǎn = y + an3

variant of 巘|𪩘[yan3]

yà = y + a4

dented / chipped / gap-toothed / toothless

Words with 獻

to offer respectfully / to consecrate / to dedicate / to devote

to donate / to contribute / donation / contribution

document

to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc) / to fawn upon (an influential politician etc) / to court sb's favor / to ingratiate oneself

to present respectfully

to ingratiate oneself with / to pander to

to present a treasure / to offer a valuable piece of advice / to show off what one treasures

Philology / Historical Linguistics

Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓, reigned 189-220, forced to abdicate 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕

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one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)

to offer (respectfully); to present

to offer / to give (as tribute) / to devote (one's life) / to sacrifice (oneself)

to offer sacrifice

tithing

a contribution

lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property / plagiarism

cited material / reference (to the literature) / bibliography

organ donor

spirit of devotion; dedication

Zhang Xianzhong (1606-1647), leader of a late-Ming peasant revolt

Sentences with 獻

獻 currently does not appear in any sentence.