xiān xian

fresh, new, delicious; rare, few

DEFINITIONS

鮮 xiān
  • fresh
  • bright (in color)
  • delicious
  • tasty
  • delicacy
  • aquatic foods
  • fish
  • old variant of 鮮|鲜[xian1]
鮮 xiǎn
  • variant of 鮮|鲜[xian3]
  • variant of 尟|鲜[xian3]
  • few
  • rare
  • old variant of 鮮|鲜[xian3]

WORDS

味 xiān wèi umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)
啤酒 xiān pí jiǔ draft beer; unpasteurized beer
奶 xiān nǎi fresh milk
奶油 xiān nǎi yóu cream; whipped cream
少 xiǎn shǎo very few; rarely
明 xiān míng bright; clear-cut; distinct
明個性 xiān míng gè xìng individuality; clear-cut personality
橙多 xiān chéng duō Xianchengduo, Chinese brand of orange-flavored soft drink
活 xiān huó vivid; lively; (of food ingredients) live or fresh
活貨物 xiān huó huò wù live cargo
為人知 xiǎn wéi rén zhī rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown; secret to all but a few
烈 xiān liè fresh and intense; vivid
紅 xiān hóng scarlet; bright red
美 xiān měi delicious; tasty
艷 xiān yàn bright-colored; gaily-colored
花 xiān huā flower; fresh flowers; CL:朵[duo3]
花插在牛糞上 xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure; fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)
菜 xiān cài fresh vegetable
血 xiān xuè blood
血淋漓 xiān xuè lín lí to be drenched with blood; dripping blood
貨 xiān huò produce; fresh fruits and vegetables; fresh aquatic food; fresh herbs
cháng xiān to try something fresh or new
嫩 xiān nèn fresh and tender
甜 xiān tián fresh and sweet; pleasantly tasty and flavorful