鲜

Character

鲜 xiān · xiǎn

HSK 4Character2 readings

fresh

Radical: 鱼
Strokes: 14
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 鱼羊
Traditional: 尟
Frequency: #1043 most common character

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Readings and meanings

xiānMain reading xiǎnRare reading

xiān

xian1Main readingHSK 4

fresh CC-CEDICT
bright (in color) CC-CEDICT
delicious CC-CEDICT
tasty CC-CEDICT
delicacy CC-CEDICT
aquatic foods CC-CEDICT
fish CC-CEDICT

Words that use “鲜” as xiān

新鲜xīn xiānfreshWordHSK 4 海鲜hǎi xiānfood from the seaWordHSK 4 鲜明xiān míngbright and easy to seeWordHSK 4 鲜花xiān huāfresh flowers with a nice smell and bright colorsWordHSK 4 鲜艳xiān yànbright and beautiful in colorWordHSK 5 保鲜bǎo xiānto keep food freshWordHSK 7–9 鲜活xiān huólively and full of lifeWordHSK 7–9 鲜美xiān měivery tasty and freshWordHSK 7–9

xiǎn

xian3Reading 2Rare readingUnreviewed

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is xiān.

few; rare; seldom (as in 鲜有人: few people)
little known (as in 鲜为人知: known by few people)

Examples

鲜有人来这里。
xiǎn yǒu rén lái zhè lǐ
Few people come here.
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这个地方鲜为人知。
zhè ge dì fāng xiǎn wéi rén zhī
This place is little known.
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Words that use “鲜” as xiǎn

朝鲜cháo xiǎnNorth KoreaWord 浅鲜qiǎn xiǎnmeagerWord 鲜少xiǎn shǎovery fewWord 鲜见xiǎn jiànrareWord 北朝鲜běi cháo xiǎnNorth KoreaWord 南朝鲜nán cháo xiǎnSouth KoreaWord 朝鲜人cháo xiǎn réna North KoreanWord 朝鲜文cháo xiǎn wénKorean written languageWord

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Same radical 鱼

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鱼yú 鲁lǔ 鳍qí 鲍bào 稣sū 鲸jīng 鲤lǐ 鳄è 鲨shā 鳞lín 鲑guī 鲈lú

鲜