xián

fence

A wooden fence with a door 

Components
門 meaning component

  Meaning component

mén

  

door

木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

Evolution

閑 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
閑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
閑 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
閑 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
閑 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

xián

fence, barrier; defend; idle time; enclosure; (variant of |[xián]) idle; unoccupied; leisure

Most common words with 閑
Freq.
Word
Meaning

休闲

leisure

to stay idle

闲聊

to chat

闲逛

to stroll

管闲事

to meddle

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)