献

xiàn

“To offer” in Chinese is 献 (xiàn).

Other characters with the syllable xian: see all 22 →

Meaning

to offer
to present
to dedicate

Show 4 more meanings

to donate
to show
to put on display
worthy person (old)

Example

她父亲把一生都贡献给科学事业了。

Her father devoted his life to science.

From 贡献 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Words containing 献

奉献fèngxiànto offer respectfullyHSK 6 贡献gòngxiànto contributeHSK 6 捐献juānxiànto donate; to contributeHSK 7-9 文献wénxiànreference material (used in scholarly study)HSK 7-9 献血xiànxiěto donate bloodHSK 7-9

More HSK 5 characters

碍àito hinderHSK 5 岸ànbank; shore; beach; coastHSK 5 拔báto pull upHSK 5 拜bàito bow to; to pay one's respectsHSK 5 版bǎna registerHSK 5 扮bànto disguise oneself asHSK 5 棒bàngstickHSK 5 悲bēisadHSK 5 辈bèilifetimeHSK 5 鼻bínoseHSK 5

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