圣贤
shèng xián · HSK 7
sage
🧙 圣 sage/holy + 贤 worthy/virtuous = a holy-and-worthy person, a sage
圣 means holy or sagely (the same 圣 as in 圣人 sage); 贤 means worthy or virtuous. Stacked together they name a wise, morally upright person — a sage or virtuous ruler. The pair shèng xián stacks two near-synonyms for added weight.