(xiàn) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order

xiàn to envy; to admire (as in 羡慕) HSK 4 recognition character (认读字) · 230 of 291
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 羡 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

HSK 4 Words Containing 羡

xiànmù to envy; to admire
大家都很羡慕他的工作。
Dàjiā dōu hěn xiànmù tā de gōngzuò.
Everyone envies his job.

Tasks Featuring 羡 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论某个人物
Describe a Person · 羡慕
xiǎn All Characters xiāng →

About the character 羡

(xiàn) means to envy; to admire (as in 羡慕). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".