闲

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enclosure; (variant of 閒|闲[xian2]) idle; unoccupied; leisure

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A wooden fence 木 with a door 门

Components 门木

leisure · Heisig RSH #1262

门 gate + 木 tree

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
心安神闲	xīn ān shén xián	with one's heart at ease and one's spirit at rest (idiom)
安闲自得	ān xián zì dé	feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
闲来无事	xián lái wú shì	at leisure; idle; to have nothing to do
气定神闲	qì dìng shén xián	calm and composed (idiom)
多管闲事	duō guǎn xián shì	meddling in other people's business
安闲自在	ān xián zì zai	leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
有钱有闲	yǒu qián yǒu xián	to have money and time; to be part of the leisure class; the idle rich
游手好闲	yóu shǒu hào xián	to idle about
管闲事	guǎn xián shì	to meddle; to be a "nosy Parker"; to be too inquisitive about other people's business
无业闲散	wú yè xián sǎn	unemployed and idle
闲话家常	xián huà jiā cháng	to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
少管闲事	shǎo guǎn xián shì	Mind your own business!; Don't interfere!
说闲话	shuō xián huà	to chat; to gossip
安闲随意	ān xián suí yì	leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
闲人	xián rén	variant of 閒人\|闲人[xian2 ren2]
闲人	xián rén	idle person; idler; person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place
闲心	xián xīn	leisurely mood; relaxed frame of mind
闲家	xián jiā	(gambling) player who is not the dealer
闲花	xián huā	wild flower
安闲	ān xián	at one's ease; carefree

These characters use 闲 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
闲 sound part	xián	fence, guard; to defend; idle time
娴	xián	elegant, refined, skillful
痫	xián	epilepsy, convulsions
鹇	xián	silver pheasant, Lophura nycthemera; Lophura species (various)