HSK 4

(xiān): fresh, delicious, attractive

xiān

fresh, delicious, attractive

Pinyin

xiān

HSK Level

Level 4

Characters

1

English Meaning

fresh, delicious, attractive

How to Write (xiān)

is written in 14 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 鱼 (fish) carries the meaning, and 羊 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

fish
sheep, goat

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

新鲜

xīnxiān

海鲜

hǎixiān

鲜明

xiānmíng

鲜艳

xiānyàn

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