| 1 | 贤 | 賢 | xián | xian2 | worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation | | |
| 2 | 贤能 | 賢能 | xián néng | xian2 neng2 | sage | | |
| 3 | 贤相 | 賢相 | xián xiàng | xian2 xiang4 | sagacious prime minister (in feudal China) | | |
| 4 | 贤王 | 賢王 | xián wáng | xian2 wang2 | sage kings | | |
| 5 | 贤淑仁慈 | 賢淑仁慈 | xián shū rén cí | xian2 shu1 ren2 ci2 | a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom) | | |
| 6 | 贤淑 | 賢淑 | xián shū | xian2 shu1 | (of a woman) virtuous | | |
| 7 | 贤士 | 賢士 | xián shì | xian2 shi4 | virtuous person; a man of merit | | |
| 8 | 贤人志士 | 賢人志士 | xián rén zhì shì | xian2 ren2 zhi4 shi4 | a person of virtue and ideals (idiom) | | |
| 9 | 贤人 | 賢人 | xián rén | xian2 ren2 | great person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good | | |
| 10 | 贤妻良母 | 賢妻良母 | xián qī liáng mǔ | xian2 qi1 liang2 mu3 | a good wife and loving mother | | |
| 11 | 贤妻 | 賢妻 | xián qī | xian2 qi1 | (old) perfect wife; you, my beloved wife | | |
| 12 | 贤内助 | 賢內助 | xián nèi zhù | xian2 nei4 zhu4 | (said of sb else's wife) a good wife | | |
| 13 | 贤明 | 賢明 | xián míng | xian2 ming2 | wise and capable; sagacious | | |
| 14 | 贤良 | 賢良 | xián liáng | xian2 liang2 | (of a man) able and virtuous | | |
| 15 | 贤劳 | 賢勞 | xián láo | xian2 lao2 | diligent | | |
| 16 | 贤慧 | 賢慧 | xián huì | xian2 hui4 | variant of 贤慧 ; (of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles | | |
| 17 | 贤弟 | 賢弟 | xián dì | xian2 di4 | worthy little brother | | |
| 18 | 贤达 | 賢達 | xián dá | xian2 da2 | prominent and worthy personage | | |
| 19 | 贤才 | 賢才 | xián cái | xian2 cai2 | a genius; a talented person | | |