Usage of the character 荐
jiàn
荐
[薦]
- to recommend
- to offer sacrifice (arch.)
- grass
- straw mat
yǐnjiàn
引荐
[引薦]
- to recommend sb; to give a referral
zhuījiàn
追荐
[追薦]
- to pray for the soul of a deceased
zìjiàn
自荐
[自薦]
- to recommend oneself (for a job)
jiàntou
荐头
[薦頭]
- employment agent (arch.)
- job broker
jiànjǔ
荐举
[薦舉]
- to propose (for a job)
- to nominate
- to recommend
jiànyǐn
荐引
[薦引]
- to introduce
- to recommend
jiànyán
荐言
[薦言]
- to recommend (in words)
- to suggest
jiànzhuī
荐椎
[薦椎]
- (anatomy) sacral vertebra; sacrum
tuījiàn
推荐
[推薦]
- to recommend
- recommendation
lìjiàn
力荐
[力薦]
- to strongly recommend
cǎojiàn
草荐
[草薦]
- straw mattress
- palliasse
jǔjiàn
举荐
[舉薦]
- to recommend
jiàngǔ
荐骨
[薦骨]
- (anatomy) sacrum
tuījiànshū
推荐书
[推薦書]
- recommendation letter
tuījiànxìn
推荐信
[推薦信]
- recommendation letter
jiàntoudiàn
荐头店
[薦頭店]
- job agency (arch.)
- employment shop
Máo Suìzìjiàn
毛遂自荐
[毛遂自薦]
- Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom); to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states)
jījǐnjiànzhēn
饥馑荐臻
[饑饉薦臻]
- famine repeats unceasingly (idiom, from Book of Songs)
zhāngfǔjiànlü
章甫荐履
[章甫薦履]
- court crown beneath straw shoe (idiom); everything turned upside down
Qí Xīzhījiàn
祁奚之荐
[祁奚之薦]
- Qi Xi's recommendation (idiom); recommending the best person for the job independent of factional loyalty