Chinese Word: 咸 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

咸 (Trad.: 鹹)HSK 4

Pinyin: xián

English Definition: salted; salty; stingy; miserly; all; everyone; each; widespread; harmonious

Chinese Definition:
①含盐的。［合］咸鱼；咸肉；咸水；咸菜；咸泪。

Antonyms: 淡

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 口

Ideographic:One 一 voice 口 surrounded by conflict 戈

Character Formation:

⿵ Surround from above
- 戊 [ wù ] 5th heavenly stem
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 一 [ yī ] one; a, an; alone
  - 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening

Similar Characters: 戚

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咸菜HSK 4	xián cài	salted vegetables; pickles
咸鱼HSK 4	xián yú	salted fish
咸淡HSK 5	xián dàn	salty and unsalty (flavors); degree of saltiness; brackish (water)
咸肉	xián ròu	bacon; salt-cured meat
咸水湖	xián shuǐ hú	salt lake

1		zhè ge 这个 cài 菜 yǒu 有 diǎn r 点儿 xián 咸。 This dish is a bit salty.
2		zhè 这 dào 道 cài 菜 yǒu 有 diǎn r 点儿 xián 咸。 This dish is a little bit salty.
3		wǒ 我 bù 不 xǐ huan 喜欢 chī 吃 tài 太 xián 咸 de 的 shí wù 食物。 I don't like food that is too salty.
4		zhè ge 这个 tāng 汤 méi yǒu 没有 jiā yán 加盐， yǒu diǎn 有点 bú gòu 不够 xián 咸。 This soup hasn't been salted, it's a bit unsalty.
5		zhè zhǒng 这种 tāng 汤 de 的 wèi dao 味道 sì hū 似乎 yǒu 有 diǎn r 点儿 xián 咸。 The taste of this soup seems a bit salty.

1		zhè ge 这个 cài 菜 yǒu 有 diǎn r 点儿 xián 咸。 This dish is a bit salty.
2		zhè 这 dào 道 cài 菜 yǒu 有 diǎn r 点儿 xián 咸。 This dish is a little bit salty.
3		wǒ 我 bù 不 xǐ huan 喜欢 chī 吃 tài 太 xián 咸 de 的 shí wù 食物。 I don't like food that is too salty.
4		zhè ge 这个 tāng 汤 méi yǒu 没有 jiā yán 加盐， yǒu diǎn 有点 bú gòu 不够 xián 咸。 This soup hasn't been salted, it's a bit unsalty.
5		zhè zhǒng 这种 tāng 汤 de 的 wèi dao 味道 sì hū 似乎 yǒu 有 diǎn r 点儿 xián 咸。 The taste of this soup seems a bit salty.