Read Edit View history 贤 xián HSK7 virtuous Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pinyin Separate values with commas xián ×xiàn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 賢 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 贤 Simp strokes 贤 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint money Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 贤 Simp strokes 贤 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 贤 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 222, 713 ], [ 254, 680 ], [ 264, 469 ] ], [ [ 351, 794 ], [ 388, 761 ], [ 393, 460 ] ], [ [ 507, 763 ], [ 686, 788 ], [ 720, 762 ], [ 625, 592 ], [ 548, 540 ], [ 463, 517 ] ], [ [ 495, 693 ], [ 751, 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