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xián

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xián Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xián | xian2
English translation
all, together, united; salted

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About xián

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Number of strokes

20

Traditional form

xián

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

salt

Etymology of xián

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

鹵咸

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Xián

Explanation

Depicts a massacre with a weapon (), based on the original meaning "slaughter; terminate". The meaning later shifted to "finish", "complete", and "all". In simplified Chinese Xián is also used to mean "salty", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is wr

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Words with xián

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Xián all Xián
咸鱼 xián yú salted fish鹹魚
咸菜 xián cài pickles鹹菜
咸肉 xián ròu bacon鹹肉
咸阳 Xián yáng Xianyang prefecture level city in Shaanxi咸陽
咸丰 Xián fēng reign name of Qing emperor (1850-1861)咸豐
咸水 xián shuǐ brine鹹水
咸宁 Xián níng Xianning prefecture level city in Hubei咸寧
咸兴 Xián xīng Hamhung, North Korea咸興
咸阳市 Xián yáng Shì Xianyang prefecture level city in Shaanxi咸陽市
咸淡 xián dàn degree of saltiness鹹淡
老少咸宜 lǎo shào xián yí suitable for young and old老少咸宜 lǎo shào xián yí
咸宁市 Xián níng shì Xianning prefecture level city in Hubei咸寧市
咸水湖 xián shuǐ hú salt lake鹹水湖
咸海 Xián Hǎi Aral Sea鹹海
咸安区 Xián ān qū Xian'an district of Xianning city 咸寧市|咸宁市 Xián níng shì [Xián​níng​shì], Hubei咸安區
咸盐 xián yán table salt鹹鹽
阮咸 ruǎn xián surname Ruan阮咸 ruǎn xián
咸丰县 Xián fēng xiàn Xianfeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州 Ēn shī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu [En​shī​Tǔ​jiā​zú​Miáo​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu], Hubei咸豐縣
咸兴市 Xián xīng Shì Hamhung, North Korea咸興市
咸宁地区 Xián níng dì qū Xianning prefecture in Hubei咸寧地區
咸阳地区 Xián yáng dì qū Xianyang prefecture, Shaanxi咸陽地區
咸阳桥 Xián yáng Qiáo Xianyang Bridge咸陽橋

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