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

WORDS

酱 hǎi xiān jiàng hoisin sauce (barbecue sauce); seafood sauce
qiǎn xiǎn meager; slight
féi xiān fresh and tender (of food); delicious
卫氏朝 wèi shì cháo xiǎn Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea
卫满朝 wèi mǎn cháo xiǎn Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea
轮廓明 lún kuò xiān míng sharp image; clear-cut; in bold outline; in sharp relief
长白朝族自治县 cháng bái cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì xiàn Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山[Bai2 shan1], Jilin
靡不有初,克有终 mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle
卑 xiān bēi Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples
卑族 xiān bēi zú Xianbei or Xianbi, historic ethnic group of northern nomads
啤酒 xiān pí jiǔ draft beer; unpasteurized beer
奶油 xiān nǎi yóu cream; whipped cream
少 xiǎn shǎo very few; rarely
明个性 xiān míng gè xìng individuality; clear-cut personality
橙多 xiān chéng duō Xianchengduo, Chinese brand of orange-flavored soft drink
活货物 xiān huó huò wù live cargo
烈 xiān liè fresh and intense; vivid
花插在牛粪上 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
血淋漓 xiān xuè lín lí to be drenched with blood; dripping blood
货 xiān huò produce; fresh fruits and vegetables; fresh aquatic food; fresh herbs
空气 xīn xiān kōng qì fresh air
人民军 cháo xiǎn rén mín jūn Korean People's Army; the military force of North Korea
人民军 zhāo xiǎn rén mín jūn Korean People's Army; the military forces of North Korea
血液 xīn xiān xuè yè fresh blood; metaphorically refers to new, high-quality talents or resources