献 (獻) xiàn

1. xiàn verb to offer; to present
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '獻'; Guoyu '獻' v 1; Kroll 2015 '獻' 1, p. 496; Unihan '獻')
2. xiàn verb to show; to display
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '獻'; Guoyu '獻' v 3; Kroll 2015 '獻' 2, p. 496; Unihan '獻')
3. xiàn verb to celebrate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '獻' 2a, p. 496)
4. xiàn noun a worthy person
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '獻'; Guoyu '獻' n; Kroll 2015 '獻' 4, p. 496)
5. xiàn noun a document
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '獻' 3, p. 496)
6. xiàn verb to perform
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '獻' v 2)
7. suō noun a technique for filtering wine
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '獻' suō 1, p. 496)
8. suō noun a container for sacrificial wine
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '獻' suō 2, p. 496)

Contained in

• 献处(獻處) to give one's virginity to
• 献宝(獻寶) to present a treasure; to offer a valuable piece of advice; to show off what one treasures
• 奉献(奉獻) to consecrate; to dedicate; to devote
• 理论贡献(理論貢獻) theoretical contribution
• 献媚(獻媚) to ingratiate oneself with; to pander to
• 贡献(貢獻) to contribute; to dedicate; to devote ; contribution
• 献出(獻出) to offer; to give (as tribute); to devote (one's life); to sacrifice (oneself)
• 酌献(酌獻) to honor a deity with wine
• 献策(獻策) to offer advice; to make a suggestion
• 文献(文獻) a document
• 献身(獻身) to devote oneself to
• 安献(安獻) to consider
• 科学文献(科學文獻) scientific literature
• 文献集(文獻集) archives
• 献计(獻計) to offer advice; to make a suggestion
• 进献(進獻) to offer
• 参考文献(參考文獻) cited material; references; bibliography
• 献花(獻花) to offer flowers; to lay flowers (as a memorial)
• 什一奉献(什一奉獻) tithing
• 二次文献(二次文獻) secondary source
• 献殷勤(獻殷勤) to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc); to fawn upon (an influential politician etc); to court somebody's favor
• 献祭(獻祭) to offer sacrifice
• 贡献者(貢獻者) contributor; benefactor
• 捐献(捐獻) to donate; to contribute
• 文献计量学(文獻計量學) bibliometrics
• 献血(獻血) to donate blood
• 器官捐献者(器官捐獻者) organ donor
• 献词(獻詞) congratulatory message
• 献血者(獻血者) blood donor
• 祭献(祭獻) to give an offering
• 无事献殷勤，非奸即盗(無事獻殷勤，非姦即盜) one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions
• 献金(獻金) to donate money; (monetary) contribution
• 供献(供獻) a contribution
• 献上(獻上) to offer to God
• 呈献(呈獻) to present respectfully
• 借花献佛(借花獻佛) borrow flowers to offer to the Buddha; to gain favor using somebody else
• 文献学(文獻學) philology; historical linguistics
• 技术文献(技術文獻) technical document

Also contained in

王献之 、 豫章文献王 、 宁献王 、 魏献文帝 、 晋献公 、 文献检索系统 、 文献通考 、 河间献王 、 献县 、 晋献 、 汉献帝 、 张献忠 、 刘献公

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• 卷112下 靈徵志八下 Volume 112b Treatise 8: The Spiritual World 2 Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 381
• 卷二十九 志第十九 符瑞下 Volume 29 Treatises 19: Auspicious Signs 3 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 177
• 卷六十二 志第三十八 樂二 Volume 62 Treatises 38: Music 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 153
• 卷七十六　志第二十七上: 祭祀五 Volume 76 Treatises 29: Offerings 5 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 113
• 卷三百〇九 列傳第一百九十七 流賊 李自成 張獻忠 Volume 309 Biographies 197: Traitors - Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong History of Ming 明史 — count: 100
• 卷六十三 志第十六 五行二上 Volume 63 Treatises 16: Five Elements 2a History of Song 宋史 — count: 94
• 卷一百九十六 列傳第八十四 張璁 桂萼 方獻夫 夏言 Volume 196 Biographies 84: Zhang Cong, Gui E, Fang Xianfu, Xia Yan History of Ming 明史 — count: 83
• 卷七十五　志第二十六: 　祭祀四 Volume 75 Treatises 28: Offerings 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 76
• 卷二十八 志第十八 符瑞中 Volume 28 Treatises 18: Auspicious Signs 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 73
• 卷二十九　志第十:　禮二 方丘儀 朝日夕月儀 高禖 Volume 29 Treatises 10: Rites 2 - Fang Qiu Ceremonies; Dawn, Sunset, and Lunar Ceremonies; Gaomei History of Jin 金史 — count: 66

Collocations

• 献子 (獻子) 孟獻子愛之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 58
• 献子曰 (獻子曰) 郤獻子曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 28
• 孟献 (孟獻) 孟獻子愛之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 23
• 献公 (獻公) 獻公好聽讒焉 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧唐‧采苓 Lessons from the states - Odes of Tang - Cai Ling — count: 14
• 范献 (範獻) 范獻子來聘 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 14
• 韩献 (韓獻) 韓獻子謂桓子曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 10
• 魏献 (魏獻) 因魏獻子以晝入絳 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 7
• 献捷 (獻捷) 齊侯獻捷 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 序 Preface — count: 6
• 来献 (來獻) 來獻其琛 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 魯頌‧駉之什‧泮水 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Jiong - Pan Shui — count: 5
• 卫献 (衛獻) 衛獻公戒孫文子 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5