闲 — Chinese character
闲
xián
fence, guard; to defend; idle time
- Pinyin
- xián
- Radical
- 169 ⾨ (Gate)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 门 木
- Formation
- ideographic — A wooden fence 木 with a door 门
- Traditional
- 閑
Common words with 闲
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 休闲 (休閒) | xiū xián | leisure; relaxation |
| 闲置 (閒置) | xián zhì | to leave unused; to leave idle; to lie idle |
| 闲暇 (閑暇) | xián xiá | leisure; free time |
| 闲暇 (閒暇) | xián xiá | leisure |
| 悠闲 (悠閑) | yōu xián | variant of 悠閒|悠闲; leisurely |
| 悠闲 (悠閒) | yōu xián | leisurely; carefree |
| 闲聊 (閒聊) | xián liáo | to chat; casual conversation |
| 空闲 (空閒) | kòng xián | leisure; spare time; (of a person) free; unoccupied |
| 闲话 (閒話) | xián huà | casual conversation; chat |
| 闲逛 (閑逛) | xián guàng | to stroll |
| 闲人 (閑人) | xián rén | variant of 闲人 (xián rén) |
| 闲人 (閒人) | xián rén | idle person; idler; person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place |
English words written with 闲
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.