献 (xiàn): to offer, to present, to dedicate
献 (xiàn) is a Chinese character meaning “to offer.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 南 (phonetic) and 犬 (semantic). It ranks #1188 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 献 dog. Its radical form 犭 (dog) appears in many related characters such as 狗 (gǒu, dog), 猫 (māo, cat), 状 (zhuàng, (bound form) form).
Definitions
- to offer
- to present
- to dedicate
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 献
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 贡献verb/noun | gòng xiàn | to contribute | 5 |
| 奉献verb | fèng xiàn | to offer respectfully | 6 |
| 文献noun | wén xiàn | reference material (used in scholarly study) | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捐献verb | juān xiàn | to donate |
| 献身verb | xiàn shēn | to commit one's energy to |
| 献血verb | xiàn xuè | to donate blood |
| 献殷勤verb | xiàn yīn qín | to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc) |
| 献礼verb | xiàn lǐ | to offer sth in tribute (often on a special occasion) |
| 呈献verb | chéng xiàn | to present respectfully |
| 献词noun | xiàn cí | congratulatory message |
| 献媚verb | xiàn mèi | to ingratiate oneself with |
| 献花verb | xiàn huā | to offer flowers |
| 献丑verb | xiàn chǒu | (used self-deprecatingly, e.g. when asked to sing a song) to put one's artistic incompetence on display |
| 献血者 | xiàn xuè zhě | blood donor |
| 献计verb | xiàn jì | to offer advice |
| 献宝 | xiàn bǎo | to present a treasure |
| 文献学noun | wén xiàn xué | Philology |
| 献爱心verb | xiàn ài xīn | to give to the needy |
献 appears in 41 compound words: 49 as the first character, 29 as the last, and 22 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 献 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
写好献字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo xiàn zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
To write characters well, one must master the correct stroke order.
军事论坛丨提升军事理论对战斗力的贡献率
jūn shì lùn tán 丨 tí shēng jūn shì lǐ lùn duì zhàn dǒu lì de gòng xiàn lǜ
Military Forum丨Improve the contribution rate of military theory to combat effectiveness
...国罗浮宫馆长德卡尔请辞 马克龙感谢对方贡献
. . . guó luó fú gōng guǎn cháng dé kǎ ěr qǐng cí mǎ kè lóng gǎn xiè duì fāng gòng xiàn
... De Cartes, director of the Louvre, resigned, and Macron thanked the other party for his contributions
古天乐现身演协春茗送惊喜 刘江演艺贡献获表扬:我未够资格
gǔ tiān lè xiàn shēn yǎn xié chūn 茗 sòng jīng xǐ liú jiāng yǎn yì gòng xiàn huò biǎo yáng : wǒ wèi gòu zī gé
Louis Koo appeared in the Spring Tea of the Acting Association to send a surprise Liu Jiang's acting contribution was praised: I am not qualified enough
...羊巅峰》逆袭狂卖32亿 韩团CORTIS献声引粉朝圣
. . . yáng diān fēng nì xí kuáng mài 3 2 yì hán tuán C O R T I S xiàn shēng yǐn fěn cháo shèng
... Sheep Peak" counterattacked and sold 3.2 billion, and the Korean group CORTIS made a pilgrimage to attract fans
黄洛妍神倒模叶蒨文唱功 李尹嫣献声赢奖金
huáng 洛 妍 shén dǎo mó xié 蒨 wén chàng gōng lǐ 尹 嫣 xiàn shēng yíng jiǎng jīn
Huang Luoyan is a divine model Ye Qianwen singing skills Li Yinyan contributed her voice to win the prize money
你有没有给孤儿献上一首歌呢？
Nǐ yǒuméiyǒu gěi gū'ér xiànshàng yī shǒu gē ne?
Have you ever dedicated a song to the orphans?
我将会努力作贡献的！
Wǒ jiānghuì nǔlì zuò gòngxiàn de!
I will work hard to contribute!
他为经济发展作了很多贡献。
Tā wèi jīngjìfāzhǎn zuò le hěn duō gòngxiàn.
He contributed much to the development of the economy.
每个人都有能力作贡献。
Měigerén dōu yǒunénglì zuò gòngxiàn.
And everyone has the ability to contribute.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 犬 (dog) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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