| xián | worthy (person) |
| 贤 | worthy or virtuous person honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation |
| 贤人 | great person of the past venerable forebear the great and the good |
| 贤倩 | my dear son-in-law |
| 贤内助 | (said of sb else's wife) a good wife |
| 贤劳 | diligent |
| 贤哲 | good and wise man |
| 贤士 | distinguished men |
| 贤妻 | my good wife |
| 贤妻良母 | a good wife and loving mother |
| 贤弟 | worthy little brother |
| 贤德 | virtuous; good and honest virtue |
| 贤惠 | chaste virtuous |
| 贤慧 | (of a woman) virtuous and intelligent; good and wise |
| 贤才 | a genius a talented person |
| 贤昆仲 | [Polite] you and your brother |
| 贤明 | wise and capable sagacious |
| 贤淑 | (of a woman) virtuous |
| 贤淑仁慈 | a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom) |
| 贤王 | sage kings |
| 贤能 | sage |