闲 xián to stay idle; to be unoccupied; not busy
Made up of [门 mén entrance; gate radical 169, 木 mù wood; wooden radical 75]Alternative traditional form of character: 閑
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 门 mén component: 间 jiàn (gap) 间 jiān (between) ; 们 mén (s) ; 闰 rùn (leap) ; 问 wèn (ask) ; 闻 wén (to hear)
Also uses 木 mù component: 板 bǎn (board) 杯 bēi (cup) ; 本 běn (root) ; 菜 cài (vegetable) ; 彩 cǎi (color) ; 茶 chá (tea) ; 柴 chái (firewood) ; 床 chuáng (bed) ; 杆 gān (pole) ; 果 guǒ (fruit) ; 机 jī (machine) ; 禁 jìn (to prohibit) ; 禁 jìn (to prohibit) ; 桔 jú (tangerine) ; 棵 kē (of plants) ; 来 lái (arrive) ; 李 lǐ (plum) ; 梨 lí (pear) ; 林 lín (forest) ; 楼 lóu (multi-story building) ; 棋 qí (board game) ; 秦 qín (Qin) ; 亲 qīn (parent) ; 柔 róu (soft) ; 杀 shā (to kill) ; 树 shù (tree) ; 术 shù (method) ; 宋 song (Song) ; 条 tiáo (strip) ; 未 wèi (not yet) ; 相 xiāng (each other) ; 校 xiào (school) ; 椅 yǐ (chair) ; 植 zhí (to plant) ; 枝 zhī (branch) ; 桌 zhuō (table)
Sounds same
咸 xiánDifferent tone
鲜 xiān (fresh) ; 先 xiān (first) ; 仙 xiān (immortal) ; 险 xiǎn (danger) ; 现 xiàn (to appear)Pronunciation
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