賢

xián = xi + an2

worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

贤 = 肾 + 贝 : Just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2) Marie Curie (xi) is listening to a broadcast in the radio (肾) about how awesome and honorific (贤) crabs (贝) are. A crab is standing nearby and is very proud to be admired by Marie Curie.

賢 character breakdown

The character 賢 cannot be broken down into individual components.

Characters with 賢 as component

賢 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 賢

a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine

invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent

to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity

Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai

Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai

jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)

to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)

to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)

to honor the wise and love the people / respecting noble talent while protecting the common people

worthy predecessor / distinguished person of the past / former sage

to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)

to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good

to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)

Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth

Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth

Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director

Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress

respect for the wise

lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts

to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity

Sentences with 賢

賢 currently does not appear in any sentence.