xiān
early
prior
former
in advance
first
xiàn
to appear
present
now
existing
current
xiàn
thread
string
wire
line
CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]
xiàn
to appear
also written 現|现[xian4]
xiàn
limit
bound
to set a limit (on)
xiàn
Japanese variant of 縣|县
Japanese prefecture
Xī ān
Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3] in northwest China
see 西安區|西安区[Xi1 an1 qu1]
xián
to dislike
suspicion
resentment
enmity
abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2 fan4], criminal suspect
xiǎn
prominent
conspicuous
(prefix) phanero-
xiàn
to offer
to present
to dedicate
to donate
to show
to put on display
worthy person (old)
Zhú bō
Tsukuba, university city in Chiba prefecture 千葉縣|千叶县[Qiān yè xiàn], east of Tokyo, Japan
xiān
fresh
bright (in color)
delicious
tasty
delicacy
aquatic foods
xián
variant of 閑|闲, idle
unoccupied
leisure
free time
xiàn
pitfall
trap
to get stuck
to sink
to cave in
to frame (false charge)
to capture (a city in battle)
to fall (to the enemy)
defect
xiān
acid radical
-acyl (chemistry)
xiān
to lift (a lid)
to rock
to convulse
xián
to stay idle
to be unoccupied
not busy
leisure
enclosure
zhōng lóu
bell tower
campanile
clock tower
Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc
xiǎn
shining metal
(old) the 16th of the month (abbreviation used in telegrams)
xián
variant of 弦
bow string
string of musical instrument
watch spring
chord (straight line joining two points on a curve)
hypotenuse
xī àn
the west bank
West Bank of Jordan River
xián
bow string
string of musical instrument
watchspring
chord (segment of curve)
hypotenuse
CL:根[gen1]
xián
worthy or virtuous person
honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
xián
salted
salty
stingy
miserly
xián
elegant
refined
to be skilled at
xián
all
everyone
each
widespread
harmonious
xǔ xiān
name of a person, Xu Xian, from Madam White Snake
xiàn
graupel
snow pellet
soft hail
xiàn
stuffing
forcemeat
filling
gǔ lóu
a drum tower
Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc
xián
bit (of a bridle)
to hold in the mouth
to harbor (feelings)
to link
to accept
rank
title
xián
side of a ship or an aircraft
xiàn
amaranth (genus Amaranthus)
Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor)
Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)
Lǜ dǎo
Lüdao or Lutao township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
yuè xiāng
phases of moon, namely: new moon 朔[shùo], first quarter or waxing moon 上弦[shàng xián], full moon 望[wàng] and last quarter or waning moon 下弦[xià xián]
Tái nán shì
Tainan city in Tainan county 臺南縣|台南县[Tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
Zhú běi shì
Zhubei or Chupei city in Hsinchu county 新竹縣|新竹县[Xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan
Qián xiàn
Qian county in Xiányáng 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西
xiǎn
moss
lichen
moss on damp walls
used erroneously for 蘇|苏
xiàn
Japanese variant of 陷[xian4]
xiàn
abbr. for 峴首山|岘首山[Xian4 shou3 shan1]
Mt Xianshou in Hubei
steep hill
used in place names
Pò zǐ
Pozi or Putzu city in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan
Hǔ tiào xiá
Tiger's leap falls on the Jinsha River 金沙江[Jīn shā jiāng] in Lijiang Naxi autonomous county 麗江納西族自治縣|丽江纳西族自治县[Lì jiāng Nà xī zú zì zhì xiàn], Yunnan
Xiàn xiàn
Xian county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei
xiān
long-grained rice
same as 秈
Bīn xiàn
Bin county in Xiányáng 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西
xiān xiě lín lí
see 鮮血淋漓|鲜血淋漓[xiān xuè lín lí]
Héng chūn bàn dǎo
Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung county 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng xiàn], the southernmost point of Taiwan Island
Pò zǐ shì
Pozi or Putzu city in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan
Zhào zhōu qiáo
Zhaozhou bridge over Xiao River 洨河[Xiáo hé] in Zhao county 趙縣|赵县[Zhào xiàn], Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代[Súi dài] (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge
Sān yuán xiàn
Sanyuan county in Xiányáng 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西
Jīng yáng xiàn
Jingyang county in Xiányáng 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西
Lǐ quán xiàn
Liquan county in Xiányáng 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西
Hàn Xiàn dì
Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓, reigned 189-220, forced to abdicate 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕
Qín dū qū
Qindu district in Xiányáng city 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xián yáng shì], Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西
Xīng píng shì
Xingping county level city in Xiányáng 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西
Wǔ gōng xiàn
Wugong county in Xiányáng 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西
Xún yì xiàn
Xunyi county in Xiányáng 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西
yīng dǎo
Sakurajima island, an active volcano in Kagoshima prefecture 鹿兒島縣|鹿儿岛县[Lù ér dǎo xiàn], Japan
xiǎn
bamboo brush for utensils
Wèi chéng qū
Weicheng district in Xiányáng city 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xián yáng shì], Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西
Xiǎn Xīng hǎi
Xian Xinghai (1905-1945), violinist and composer, known for patriotic wartime pieces, including Yellow River Oratorio 黃河大合唱|黄河大合唱
Xiān
Ormazda, the Sun God of the Zoroastrians and Manicheans
the Sun God
Huáng hé dà hé chàng
Yellow River Oratorio (1939) by Xian Xinghai 冼星海
Xián ān qū
Xian'an district of Xianning city 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2 ning2 shi4], Hubei
Chún huà xiàn
Chunhua county in Xiányáng 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西
Cháng wǔ xiàn
Changwu county in Xiányáng 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西
Yǒng shòu xiàn
Yongshou county in Xiányáng 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西
Lǜ dǎo xiāng
Lüdao or Lutao township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
xián
to bring into accord
sincerity
xiān
variant of 仙, immortal
light (as a feather)
Wǔ fēng xiàn
abbr. for + 五峰土家族自治縣|五峰土家族自治县[Wǔ fēng tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn], Wufeng Tujiazu autonomous county in Hubei
Yáng líng qū
Yangling district in Xiányáng city 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xián yáng shì], Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西
xiǎn
to hunt in autumn (archaic)
xián
silver pheasant (Phasianus nycthemerus)
silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade
xiān
to manner of dancing
to walk around
xiǎn
curtain at front of carriage
duàn xiù zhī pǐ
lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
xiān
shovel
variant of 鍁|锨[xian1]
xiǎn
a kind of dog with a long snout
see 獫狁|猃狁[Xian3 yun3]
xián
to pull out (esp. hair or feathers)
to pick
to pluck
fig. to extract (lines from a text)
xiàn
half-grown beans
variant of 餡|馅[xian4]
shù jiàn bù xiān
see 數見不鮮|数见不鲜[shùo jiàn bù xiān]
Mǔ shuǐ duān lǐ
Musudan-ri, North Korean rocket launch site in North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xián jìng běi dào]
xiǎn
old variant of 顯|显[xian3]
visible
apparent
xiàn
vehicle for transporting prisoners
Qīng jīn shì
Chongjin, capital of North Hamgyeong province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xián jìng běi dào], North Korea
Kěn dīng shì
Kenting town, at tourist resort in Pingtung county 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng xiàn], south Taiwan
Chá yǎ xiàn
variant of 察雅縣|察雅县[Chá yǎ xiàn], Zhag'yab county, Tibetan: Brag g-yab rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chāng dū dì qū], Tibet
xiān
old variant of 纖|纤[xian1]
xián
variant of 閑|闲, idle
unoccupied
leisure
free time
xiān
old variant of 躚|跹[xian1]
Huáng hé Dà hé chàng
Yellow River Cantata (1939) by Xian Xinghai 冼星海[Xian3 Xing1 hai3]
xiān
fish
old variant of 鮮|鲜[xian1]
xiǎn
old variant of 鮮|鲜[xian3]