Chinese Word: 鲜 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

鲜 (Trad.: 鮮, 鱻)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 3

Antonyms: 干

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 魚

Pictophonetic:羊 indicates the sound; 鱼 (fish) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 群鳅鳍鲸鲇鲊

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Pinyin: xiān

English Definition:fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods; fish; old variant of 鲜

Chinese Definition:
①新的，不陈的，不干枯的：鲜果。鲜花。鲜嫩。新鲜。
②滋味美好：鲜美。鲜甜。这汤真鲜。
③有光彩的：鲜明。鲜亮。鲜艳。
④味美的食物：尝鲜。时鲜。
⑤特指鱼虾等水产食物：海鲜。鱼鲜。
⑥(鲜卑)中国古代北方民族。
⑦姓氏。

Example Words:

鲜明HSK 6	xiān míng	bright; clear-cut; distinct
新鲜HSK 3	xīn xiān	fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon
鲜花	xiān huā	flower; fresh flowers; Classifiers: 朵
鲜血	xiān xuè	blood
鲜艳HSK 5	xiān yàn	bright-colored; gaily-colored

Pinyin: xiǎn

English Definition:few; rare

Chinese Definition:
①少：鲜为人知。屡见不鲜。

Example Words:

朝鲜族	cháo xiǎn zú	Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China); the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula)
寡廉鲜耻	guǎ lián xiǎn chǐ	to be shameless; to be corrupt; to be depraved (idiom)
鲜少	xiǎn shǎo	very few; rarely
鲜为人知	xiǎn wéi rén zhī	rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown; secret to all but a few
延边朝鲜族自治州	yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu	Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省

1		shuǐ guǒ 水果 xīn xiān 新鲜 duō 多 zhī 汁。 The fruits are fresh and juicy.
2		nà xiē 那些 xiān huā 鲜花 hěn 很 piào liang 漂亮。 Those flowers are very beautiful.
3		zhè ge 这个 dàn dàn 蛋蛋 hěn 很 xīn xiān 新鲜。 This egg is very fresh.
4		xiān huā 鲜花 zài 在 yáng guāng 阳光 xià 下 zhàn kāi 绽开。 The flowers opened up in the sunlight.
5		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 hē 喝 xīn xiān 新鲜 de 的 guǒ zhī 果汁。 I like to drink fresh fruit juice.

1		shuǐ guǒ 水果 xīn xiān 新鲜 duō 多 zhī 汁。 The fruits are fresh and juicy.
2		nà xiē 那些 xiān huā 鲜花 hěn 很 piào liang 漂亮。 Those flowers are very beautiful.
3		zhè ge 这个 dàn dàn 蛋蛋 hěn 很 xīn xiān 新鲜。 This egg is very fresh.
4		xiān huā 鲜花 zài 在 yáng guāng 阳光 xià 下 zhàn kāi 绽开。 The flowers opened up in the sunlight.
5		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 hē 喝 xīn xiān 新鲜 de 的 guǒ zhī 果汁。 I like to drink fresh fruit juice.