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xiǎn

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xiǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiǎn | xian3
English translation
variant of xiān
> xiǎn [xiān]
variant of
few
rare
old variant of xiān
fresh
bright (in color)
delicious
tasty
delicacy
aquatic foods
fish
fresh; delicious; attractive

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About xiǎn

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

xiān

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

fish

Etymology of xiǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

鱼羊

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Yáng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Yáng represents the sound. Simplified form of xiān .

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Example sentences using xiǎn

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眯起眼睛 yǎnjing , kān zhāo 那些 nà xiē 色彩 sècǎi 鲜明 xiānmíng de 人影 Cóng 山上 Shān shàng Xiàng fēi jiàng .

He squinted at the brightly colored figures swooping toward him down the hill.

Chéng cài 面条 miàntiáo , zhī xiāng ,咸鲜 Wēi , 香气扑鼻, 十分 shífēn 入味 rù wèi .

Noodle dishes into thinness, Marinates Instant , tomato sauce, aroma spell, then great.

要是 yàoshi Néng tiān tiān chī dào 新鲜 xīnxiān de ròu jiù hǎo le .

I wish I could afford to dine off fresh meat every day.

鲁菜 Lǔ cài 味道 wèidao shì 那么 nà me , 而且 érqiě yǒu 很多海鲜 hǎixiān .

Shangdong cuisine is not too spicy, and has a lot of seafood.

yǒu xiē 晕船 yùn chuán ,所以 suǒyǐ dào 甲板 jiǎ bǎn shǎng 呼吸 hūxī xiē 新鲜 xīnxiān 空气 kōngqì .

I felt seasick so I went up on deck for some fresh air.

Words with xiǎn

Explore 21 words and sayings that include the Chinese character xiǎn in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
新鲜 xīnxiān freshness新鮮
朝鲜 Cháo xiǎn North Korea朝鮮
xiǎn fresh xiān
鲜血 xiān xuè blood鮮血
鲜花 xiān huā flower鮮花
鲜明 xiānmíng bright鮮明
海鲜 hǎixiān seafood海鮮
鲜活 xiān huó vivid鮮活
鲜艳 xiānyàn bright-colored鮮艷
朝鲜半岛 Cháo xiǎn Bàn dǎo Korean Peninsula朝鮮半島
鲜奶 xiān nǎi fresh milk鮮奶
鲜美 xiān měi delicious鮮美
鲜红 xiān hóng scarlet鮮紅
鲜为人知 xiǎn wéi rén zhī secret to all but a few鮮為人知
南朝鲜 Nán Cháo xiǎn South Korea南朝鮮
屡见不鲜 lǚ jiàn bù xiān a common occurrence (idiom)屢見不鮮
光鲜 guāng xiān bright and neat光鮮
鲜卑 Xiān bēi Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples鮮卑
鲜亮 xiān liang vivid鮮亮
旗帜鲜明 qí zhì xiān míng to show one's colors旗幟鮮明
朝鲜人 Cháo xiǎn rén North Korean (person)朝鮮人

xiǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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xiǎn Decomposition

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xiǎn Compounds

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