贤 = 又 + 贝

贤 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “virtuous”. It is built from 又 (and) and 贝 (sea shell).

Keyword: virtuous
Pinyin (Mandarin): xián
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: virtuous, worthy, good, добродетельный, достойный, хороший, worthy, good

Decomposition

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又 and
贝 sea shell

How to find 贤 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “and” + “sea shell”. 贤 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 贤 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.