Ideographic: A wooden fence 木 with a door 门Radical:

meaning for xián:

  • - enclosure
  • - (variant of 闲 ) idle
  • - unoccupied
  • - leisureleisure
  • - relaxation
  • - not working
  • - idle
  • - to enjoy leisure
  • - to lie fallowvariant of 闲话
  • - digression
  • - gossip
  • - complaint
  • - scandal
  • - Classifiers: 段 casual conversation
  • - chat
  • - gossip
  • - to talk about (whatever comes to mind)to leave sth unused
  • - to lie idleto chat