荐 (jiàn): to recommend
荐 (jiàn) is a Chinese character meaning “to recommend.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (structural) and 存 (structural). It ranks #2297 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 荐 a perennial; grass 艹 that survives 存 year-after-year. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- to recommend
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA perennial; grass 艹 that survives 存 year-after-year
Decomposition: ⿱艹存 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 荐
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 推荐信 | tuī jiàn xìn | recommendation letter |
| 引荐 | yǐn jiàn | to recommend sb |
| 自荐 | zì jiàn | to recommend oneself (for a job) |
| 毛遂自荐 | máo suì zì jiàn | Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom) |
| 举荐 | jǔ jiàn | to recommend |
| 推荐书 | tuī jiàn shū | recommendation letter |
| 荐头店 | jiàn tou diàn | job agency (arch.) |
| 力荐 | lì jiàn | to strongly recommend |
| 荐头 | jiàn tou | employment agent (arch.) |
| 荐言 | jiàn yán | to recommend (in words) |
| 荐引 | jiàn yǐn | to introduce |
| 荐举 | jiàn jǔ | to propose (for a job) |
| 追荐 | zhuī jiàn | to pray for the soul of a deceased |
| 草荐 | cǎo jiàn | straw mattress |
| 荐骨 | jiàn gǔ | (anatomy) sacrum |
荐 appears in 20 compound words: 35 as the first character, 45 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 荐 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
to recommend oneself; to put oneself up for a task; to nominate oneself; to volunteer; to offer one's services
court crown beneath straw shoe (idiom); everything turned upside down
Example Sentences
我推荐这本书，内容非常精彩。
Wǒ tuījiàn zhè běn shū, nèiróng fēicháng jīngcǎi.
I recommend this book; the content is very exciting.
真正的无糖食品推荐哪些?配料只有生牛乳的酸奶算吗
zhēn zhèng de wú táng shí pǐn tuī jiàn nǎ xiē ? pèi liào zhī yǒu shēng niú rǔ de suān nǎi suàn ma
What are some truly sugar-free food recommendations? Does yogurt with only raw milk as an ingredient count?
低糖食品推荐大全包括什么?每日碳水控制在多少合适
dī táng shí pǐn tuī jiàn dà quán bāo kuò shén má ? měi rì tàn shuǐ kòng zhì zài duō shǎo gě shì
What does the recommended low-sugar food include? How much is the appropriate amount of carbohydrates per day
...:银行股从“顺周期”到“弱周期” 重点推荐大型银行以及股份行
. . . yín háng gǔ cóng shùn zhōu qī dào ruò zhōu qī chóng diǎn tuī jiàn dà xíng yín háng yǐ jí gǔ fèn háng
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hǎi bào jiàn dòu mǎ shàng tǐ zhù fú lǐ de mín shēng qī pàn líng . . .
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你能推荐另一家旅馆吗？
Nǐ néng tuījiàn lìngyī jiā lǚguǎn ma?
Could you recommend another hotel?
有什么言情小说推荐吗？
Yǒu shénme yánqíng xiǎoshuō tuījiàn ma?
Can you recommend a romance novel for me?
你有哪些推荐的动漫？
Nǐ yǒu nǎxiē tuījiàn de dòngmàn?
What anime do you recommend?
今天的推荐餐是什么?
Jīntiān de tuījiàncān shì shénme?
What do you have for today's special?
Character Family
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