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CHINESE CHARACTER

羡 (xiàn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

xiàn
to envy, to covet; to admire, to praise
HSK 412 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

羊 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 羡.

羊 · 次

Visible components

羡 is decomposed as ⿱羊次.

STROKES · 12

Write 羡 in 12 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 羡

Examples using 羡

羡慕

我羡慕他。

Wǒ xiàn mù tā。

I envy him.

FAQ

What does 羡 (xiàn) mean in Chinese?

to envy, to covet; to admire, to praise

How do you write 羡 in stroke order?

羡 has 12 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 羡?

羊 is the radical in 羡. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 羡?

羡慕 (xiànmù): to envy; to admire.