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鲜
鮮
xiǎn
1. few
2. rare
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

鲜
xiān
fresh; delicious; attractive
HSK 3 14 丶

Compound Words (20)

鲜少
xiǎnshǎo
very few
鲜奶
xiānnǎi
fresh milk
鲜味
xiānwèi
umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)
三鲜
sānxiān
three fresh ingredients (in cooking)
鲜货
xiānhuò
produce
鲜卑
Xiānbēi
Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples
鲜亮
xiānliang
bright (color)
肥鲜
féixiān
fresh and tender (of food)
浅鲜
qiǎnxiǎn
meager
鲜血
xiānxuè
blood
海鲜
hǎixiān
seafood
HSK 5
鲜菜
xiāncài
fresh vegetable
鲜花
xiānhuā
fresh flowers
新鲜
xīnxiān
fresh (experience, food etc)
HSK 3
鲜艳
xiānyàn
bright-colored
HSK 5
朝鲜
Cháoxiǎn
Korean Joseon or Chosun dynasty 1392-1910
鲜美
xiānměi
delicious
鲜红
xiānhóng
scarlet
光鲜
guāngxiān
bright and neat
鲜烈
xiānliè
fresh and intense

Alternate Entries

鲜
xiǎn
variant of [[鮮|鲜<xiǎn>]]
鲜
xiǎn
variant of [[尟|鲜<xiǎn>]]
鲜
xiān
fresh / bright (in color) / delicious / tasty / delicacy / aquatic foods
鲜
xiān
fish / old variant of [[鮮|鲜<xiān>]]
鲜
xiǎn
old variant of [[鮮|鲜<xiǎn>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
957
Word Frequency Rank
1,327 of 84,292