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涎

Character

涎 xián

Character

saliva

Radical
氵
Strokes
9
Structure
Left–right
Parts
氵 延
Traditional
㳄
Frequency
#3994 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

xián

xian2Unreviewed
  1. saliva CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 涎

Draw “涎” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 小家伙一听到有好吃的，口涎就流出来好长！

    xiǎo jiā huo yì tīng dào yǒu hǎo chī de kǒu xián jiù liú chū lái hǎo cháng

    The little child drools whenever he hears of something delicious.

    Tatoeba · sentence #1567759 by trieuho; translation #1567771 by trieuho · CC BY 2.0 FR

Words with 涎

涎水xián shuǐsalivaWord涎沫xián mòspittleWord垂涎chuí xiánto drool; to salivateWord流涎liú xián(literary) to salivate; to drool; (fig.) to crave sth hungrilyWord黏涎nián xiansaliva; slobberWord黏涎子nián xián zisalivaWord龙涎香lóng xián xiāngambergrisWord垂涎三尺chuí xián sān chǐto drool (over) (idiom)Word垂涎欲滴chuí xián yù dīto drool with desire (idiom); to envyWord染指垂涎rǎn zhǐ chuí xiánlit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sthWord
馋涎欲垂chán xián yù chuílit. to drool with desire (idiom)↗See 馋涎欲滴WordUnreviewed
馋涎欲滴chán xián yù dīlit. to drool with desire (idiom)Word

Same radical 氵

All characters with 氵 →
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