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HSK 6
腥
xīng
fishy, rank; raw meat
🔤 Pictophonetic:
⺼ (meat) provides meaning, 星 provides pronunciation
Words Using 腥 (8)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
腥
xīng
fishy (smell)
6
腥
xīng
fishy (smell)
血腥
xuèxīng
reeking of blood / bloody (events)
血腥
xuèxīng
reeking of blood / bloody (events)
腥风血雨
xīngfēngxuèyǔ
lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom) / fig. reign of terror / carnage
腥风血雨
xīngfēngxuèyǔ
lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom) / fig. reign of terror / carnage
臊腥
sāoxīng
stench / stink
臊腥
sāoxīng
stench / stink
血腥玛丽
XuèxīngMǎlì
Bloody Mary
血腥玛丽
XuèxīngMǎlì
Bloody Mary
鱼腥草
yúxīngcǎo
Houttuynia cordata
鱼腥草
yúxīngcǎo
Houttuynia cordata
偷腥
tōuxīng
to cheat on one's spouse / to have an affair
偷腥
tōuxīng
to cheat on one's spouse / to have an affair
荤腥
hūnxīng
meat and fish
荤腥
hūnxīng
meat and fish
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰⺼星
i
Component Tree i
xīng
星
star, planet; a point of light
🔤 Pictophonetic:
日 (sun) provides meaning, 生 provides pronunciation
9 strokes
HSK 1
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1
shēng
生
life, lifetime; birth; growth
💡 Ideographic:
A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土
5 strokes
HSK 1