羡 — Chinese character
羡
xiàn
to envy, to covet; to admire, to praise
- Pinyin
- xiàn
- Radical
- 123 ⽺ (Sheep)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 羊 次
- Formation
- ideographic — Someone who has a whole row 次 of sheep 羊
Common words with 羡
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 羡慕 (羨慕) | xiàn mù | to envy; to admire |
| 艳羡 (艷羨) | yàn xiàn | variant of 艳羡 (yàn xiàn) |
| 艳羡 (豔羨) | yàn xiàn | (formal) to admire; to envy |
| 惊羡 (驚羨) | jīng xiàn | to marvel at |
| 钦羡 (欽羨) | qīn xiàn | to admire; to hold in high esteem |
| 临渊羡鱼 (臨淵羨魚) | lín yuān xiàn yú | see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3] |
| 倾羡 (傾羨) | qīng xiàn | to admire; to adore |
| 奇羡 (奇羨) | jī xiàn | surplus; profit |
| 心羡 (心羨) | xīn xiàn | to admire |
| 忌羡 (忌羨) | jì xiàn | to envy |
| 临川羡鱼 (臨川羨魚) | lín chuān xiàn yú | see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3] |
| 临河羡鱼 (臨河羨魚) | lín hé xiàn yú | see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3] |
English words written with 羡
羡 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 1
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.