Usage of the character 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