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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