羡 Stroke Order — How to Write 羡

Stroke Order

羡 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 羊, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

羡 Radical and Character Components

Components:羊次

羡 is an ideographic compound. Someone who has a whole row 次 of sheep 羊.

Radical: 羊 + 6 more strokes

羡 Pronunciation and Pinyin

xiàn

Meanings of 羡 in Chinese

xiàn羡

To admire and desire something because of its appeal or quality; to envy in an appreciative way.

她看到朋友的新房子，心里十分羡慕

She saw her friend's new house and felt quite envious.

Superfluous; surplus; remaining (e.g., funds or resources).

我们可以将这次活动的余羡资金，用于下一次的社区项目。

We can use the surplus funds from this event for the next community project.

Common Words and Phrases with 羡

xiàn羡mù慕

To admire and desire something that someone else possesses or has achieved.

我羡慕她能够环游世界。

I envy her being able to travel around the world.

xiàn羡yú余

Additional taxes extorted by local officials in feudal times and regularly presented to the emperor.

在那个遥远的朝代，百姓常常苦于地方官府巧立名目征收的羡余

In that distant dynasty, the common people often suffered from the 'xianyu,' which were additional levies imposed by local officials under various pretexts.