鲜 - xiān - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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17 strokes
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鮮 (鲜)

xiān

Definition

fresh
bright (in color)
delicious
tasty
delicacy
aquatic foods

Other pronunciations

xiǎn

few
rare

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

癬

xuǎn

ringworm; Taiwan pr. [xian3]

蘚

xiǎn

moss; lichen; moss on damp walls; used erroneously for 蘇|苏

Related words (30)

鮮亮

xiān liang

bright (color); vivid

鮮味

xiān wèi

umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)

fresh milk

bright; clear-cut; distinct

鮮活

xiān huó

live and or fresh (of food ingredients)

鮮烈

xiān liè

fresh and intense; vivid

scarlet; bright red

delicious; tasty

colorful; vibrant; vivid; bright (colored); brilliance; brilliancy; gaily (colored)

鮮花

xiān huā

flower; fresh flowers

fresh vegetable

blood

produce; fresh fruits and vegetables; fresh aquatic food; fresh herbs

鮮啤酒

xiān pí jiǔ

draft beer; unpasteurized beer

cream; whipped cream

individuality; clear-cut personality

live cargo

to be drenched with blood; dripping blood

三鮮

sān xiān

three fresh ingredients (in cooking)

bright and neat

fresh (experience, food etc)

seafood

fresh and tender (of food); delicious

stale

shelf life; freshness date

保鮮紙

bǎo xiān zhǐ

plastic wrap; cling wrap; cling film

保鮮膜

bǎo xiān mó

plastic wrap; preservative film; cling film

地三鮮

dì sān xiān

dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper

小鮮肉

xiǎo xiān ròu

(coll.) teen idol (male)

輪廓鮮明

lún kuò xiān míng

sharp image; clear-cut; in bold outline; in sharp relief

Idioms (4)

屢見不鮮

lǚ jiàn bù xiān

a common occurrence (idiom)

數見不鮮

shuò jiàn bù xiān

a common occurrence (idiom)

旗幟鮮明

qí zhì xiān míng

to show one's colors; to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)

治大國若烹小鮮

zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān

ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom); effective government requires minimal intervention

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