Character: 賢
Modern (Beijing) reading: xián
Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)īn
Classic Old Chinese: g(h)īn
Western Han Chinese: gjǝ̄n (~ ɣ-)
Eastern Han Chinese: giǝ̄n (~ ɣ-)
Early Postclassic Chinese: giēn (~ ɣ-)
Middle Postclassic Chinese: giēn (~ ɣ-)
Late Postclassic Chinese: giēn (~ ɣ-)
Middle Chinese: ɣien
English meaning : be wise, worthy
Russian meaning[s]: 1) мудрый; талантливый; способный; талант; 2) добродетельный; достойный; благородный; Ваш; 3) ценить талантливых; воздавать должное добродетели
Comments: Viet. giắn is colloquial; regular Sino-Vietnamese is hiền. During LZ also used as a loan for *g(h)īn-s, MC ɣìen, Pek. xiàn 'hollow of a wheel nave'.
Radical: 154
Four-angle index: 8040
Karlgren code: 0368 e-f
Vietnamese reading: giắn
