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CHINESE CHARACTER

xián

闲

闲

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idle

Numbered pinyin
xian2
English meanings
variant of 閑|闲, idle, unoccupied, leisure, free time

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from above structure

Enclosed from above arrangement: outside 门; inside 木.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿵门木

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他hěn很xián闲。

    He is idle.

  2. 02

    yǒu有kōng空。

    Free time.

  3. 03

    xián闲xiàlai下来。

    Settle into leisure.

  4. 04

    xián闲liáo聊。

    Chat.

  5. 05

    bié别xián闲zhe着。

    Don't just idle.

  6. 06

    máng忙lǐ里tōu偷xián闲。

    Snatch a moment of rest.

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