鮮 (xiān)
Fresh; tasty; bright (color).
How 鮮 is written
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 魚 — fish
- Traditional
- 鮮
- Simplified
- 鲜
鮮 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- xiān
- fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty
- xiǎn
- few; rare
Common words using 鮮
- 新鮮 xīnxiān
- fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel
- 海鮮 hǎixiān
- seafood
- 鮮花 xiānhuā
- fresh flowers; CL:朵[duo3]
- 保鮮膜 bǎoxiānmó
- plastic wrap; preservative film; cling film
- 光鮮 guāngxiān
- fresh and bright
- 朝鮮 cháoxiǎn
- Korean Joseon or Chosun dynasty 1392-1910; North Korea; Korea as geographic term
- 鮮亮 xiānliang
- bright (color); vivid
- 鮮明 xiānmíng
- bright; clear-cut; distinct
- 鮮活 xiānhuó
- live and or fresh (of food ingredients)
- 鮮紅 xiānhóng
- scarlet; bright red
- 鮮美 xiānměi
- delicious; tasty
- 鮮艷 xiānyàn
- bright-colored; gaily-colored
鮮 in a sentence
這家餐廳的海鮮很新鮮。
Zhè jiā cāntīng de hǎixiān hěn xīnxiān.
“The seafood at this restaurant is very fresh.”
How common is 鮮?
鮮 is the 956th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 88.4% of all running text.
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