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闲

enclosure; (variant of 閒|闲[xian2]) idle; unoccupied; leisure

7 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,026 U+95F2

How 闲 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A wooden fence 木 with a door 门

components: 门 木

How to remember it

leisure · Heisig RSH #1262

门 gate + 木 tree

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 闲 as their sound component

These characters all use 闲 (xián) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
闲 sound component xián fence, guard; to defend; idle time
娴 xián elegant, refined, skillful
痫 xián epilepsy, convulsions
鹇 xián silver pheasant, Lophura nycthemera; Lophura species (various)

Words containing 闲

WordPinyinMeaning
心安神闲 xīn ān shén xián with one's heart at ease and one's spirit at rest (idiom)
安闲自得 ān xián zì dé feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
闲来无事 xián lái wú shì at leisure; idle; to have nothing to do
气定神闲 qì dìng shén xián calm and composed (idiom)
多管闲事 duō guǎn xián shì meddling in other people's business
安闲自在 ān xián zì zai leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
有钱有闲 yǒu qián yǒu xián to have money and time; to be part of the leisure class; the idle rich
游手好闲 yóu shǒu hào xián to idle about
管闲事 guǎn xián shì to meddle; to be a "nosy Parker"; to be too inquisitive about other people's business
无业闲散 wú yè xián sǎn unemployed and idle
闲话家常 xián huà jiā cháng to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
少管闲事 shǎo guǎn xián shì Mind your own business!; Don't interfere!
说闲话 shuō xián huà to chat; to gossip
安闲随意 ān xián suí yì leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
闲人 xián rén variant of 閒人|闲人[xian2 ren2]
闲人 xián rén idle person; idler; person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place
闲心 xián xīn leisurely mood; relaxed frame of mind
闲家 xián jiā (gambling) player who is not the dealer
闲花 xián huā wild flower
安闲 ān xián at one's ease; carefree