鲜
HSK 4

鲜 (xiān): fresh, delicious, attractive

xiān

fresh, delicious, attractive

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Pinyin

xiān

HSK Level

Level 4

Characters

1

English Meaning

fresh, delicious, attractive

How to Write 鲜 (xiān)

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

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Origin of 鲜

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

What 鲜 is Made Of

鲜 is built from 2 components:

鱼fish
羊sheep, goat

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Words Using 鲜

Common Chinese words that contain 鲜:

新鲜

xīnxiān

海鲜

hǎixiān

鲜明

xiānmíng

鲜艳

xiānyàn

Characters Related to 鲜

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