| 1 | 鲜明 | 鮮明 | xiān míng | xian1 ming2 | bright; clear-cut; distinct | | |
| 2 | 新鲜 | 新鮮 | xīn xiān | xin1 xian1 | fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon | | |
| 3 | 鲜花 | 鮮花 | xiān huā | xian1 hua1 | flower; fresh flowers; Classifiers: 朵 | | |
| 4 | 鲜血 | 鮮血 | xiān xuè | xian1 xue4 | blood | | |
| 5 | 鲜 | 鮮 | xiān | xian1 | fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods; fish; old variant of 鲜 | | |
| 6 | 鲜艳 | 鮮艷 | xiān yàn | xian1 yan4 | bright-colored; gaily-colored | | |
| 7 | 鲜红 | 鮮紅 | xiān hóng | xian1 hong2 | scarlet; bright red | | |
| 8 | 三鲜 | 三鮮 | sān xiān | san1 xian1 | three fresh ingredients (in cooking) | | |
| 9 | 鲜花插在牛粪上 | 鮮花插在牛糞上 | xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng | xian1 hua1 cha1 zai4 niu2 fen4 shang4 | lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure; fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man) | | |
| 10 | 鲜橙多 | 鮮橙多 | xiān chéng duō | Xian1 cheng2 duo1 | Xianchengduo, Chinese brand of orange-flavored soft drink | | |
| 11 | 鲜菜 | 鮮菜 | xiān cài | xian1 cai4 | fresh vegetable | | |
| 12 | 鲜卑族 | 鮮卑族 | xiān bēi zú | Xian1 bei1 zu2 | Xianbei or Xianbi, historic ethnic group of northern nomads | | |
| 13 | 鲜卑 | 鮮卑 | xiān bēi | Xian1 bei1 | Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples | | |
| 14 | 生鲜 | 生鮮 | shēng xiān | sheng1 xian1 | fresh produce and freshly prepared foods | | |
| 15 | 治大国若烹小鲜 | 治大國若烹小鮮 | zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān | zhi4 da4 guo2 ruo4 peng1 xiao3 xian1 | ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom); effective government requires minimal intervention | | |
| 16 | 旗帜鲜明 | 旗幟鮮明 | qí zhì xiān míng | qi2 zhi4 xian1 ming2 | to show one's colors; to have a clear-cut stand (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 毛泽东・鲜为人知的故事 | 毛澤東・鮮為人知的故事 | máo zé dōng · xiān wéi rén zhī de gù shi | Mao2 Ze2 dong1 · Xian1 wei2 ren2 zhi1 de5 Gu4 shi5 | Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 张戎 and Jon Halliday; Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 张戎 and Jon Halliday | | |
| 18 | 轮廓鲜明 | 輪廓鮮明 | lún kuò xiān míng | lun2 kuo4 xian1 ming2 | sharp image; clear-cut; in bold outline; in sharp relief | | |
| 19 | 屡见不鲜 | 屢見不鮮 | lǚ jiàn bù xiān | lu:3 jian4 bu4 xian1 | a common occurrence (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 海鲜酱 | 海鮮醬 | hǎi xiān jiàng | Hai3 xian1 jiang4 | hoisin sauce (barbecue sauce); seafood sauce | | |
| 21 | 海鲜 | 海鮮 | hǎi xiān | hai3 xian1 | seafood | | |
| 22 | 肥鲜 | 肥鮮 | féi xiān | fei2 xian1 | fresh and tender (of food); delicious | | |
| 23 | 地三鲜 | 地三鮮 | dì sān xiān | di4 san1 xian1 | dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper | | |
| 24 | 不新鲜 | 不新鮮 | bù xīn xiān | bu4 xin1 xian1 | stale | | |
| 25 | 保鲜纸 | 保鮮紙 | bǎo xiān zhǐ | bao3 xian1 zhi3 | plastic wrap; cling wrap; cling film | | |