xiān xian

fresh; delicious; attractive

HSK 3 #958

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

鲜 stroke order diagram
鲜 stroke order animation

WORDS

xīn xiān fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon
hǎi xiān seafood
艳 xiān yàn bright-colored; gaily-colored
明 xiān míng bright; clear-cut; distinct
cháo xiǎn North Korea; Korea as geographic term; Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1]
血 xiān xuè blood
花 xiān huā flower; fresh flowers; CL:朵[duo3]
活 xiān huó vivid; lively; (of food ingredients) live or fresh
奶 xiān nǎi fresh milk
美 xiān měi delicious; tasty
人 cháo xiǎn rén North Korean (person)
为人知 xiǎn wéi rén zhī rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown; secret to all but a few
红 xiān hóng scarlet; bright red
guāng xiān bright and neat
屡见不 lǚ jiàn bù xiān a common occurrence (idiom)
亮 xiān liang bright (color); vivid
旗帜明 qí zhì xiān míng to show one's colors; to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
战争 cháo xiǎn zhàn zhēng Korean War (1950-1953)
shēng xiān fresh produce and freshly prepared foods
味 xiān wèi umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)
sān xiān three fresh ingredients (in cooking)
不新 bù xīn xiān stale
期 bǎo xiān qī shelf life; freshness date
纸 bǎo xiān zhǐ plastic wrap; cling wrap; cling film
膜 bǎo xiān mó plastic wrap; preservative film; cling film
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