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xián
char. virtuous, able; virtuous and able person; (term of respectful address for a younger person)
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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xián huì
adj. (describing a woman only) genial, understanding, virtuous and able
xián qī liáng mǔ
n. ideal type of womanhood as an understanding wife and loving mother
xián néng
n./adj. able and virtuous person; able and virtuous
xián cái
n. virtuous and capable person
jiàn xián sī qí
idiom. seeing another better than oneself, one turns his or her thoughts to becoming an equal
qiú xián ruò kě
phr. to seek talent with eagerness
lǐ xián xià shì
idiom. courteous to the wise and condescending in a good way to the scholarly
rèn rén wéi xián
idiom. to make appointments on merit, to assign jobs based on moral standards