鲜

xiān · xiǎn

fresh · delicious

Radical: 鱼 Strokes: 14 HSK 4

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

鱼鲁鳞鲸鳖鲠鲤鲛鲈鳌鳅鳄

Same radical

鱼鲁鳞鲸鳖鲠鲤鲛鲈鳌鳅鳄鲍鲲鳍

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Character Decomposition

鲜=鱼+羊

Etymology

fish

Meanings2 pronunciations

xiān

fresh

bright (in color)

delicious

tasty

delicacy

aquatic foods

fish

xiǎn

few

rare

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Words with 鲜 267 total

to taste (fresh food or a delicacy) · (fig.) to try sth new尝鲜cháng xiān seafood海鲜hǎi xiān three fresh ingredients (in cooking)三鲜sān xiān fresh produce and freshly prepared foods生鲜shēng xiān

Idioms with 鲜 22 total Chain

little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu)德薄能鲜dé bó néng xiǎn shameless · lost to shame · brazen-faced寡廉鲜耻guǎ lián xiǎn chǐ a common occurrence (idiom)屡见不鲜lu:3 jiàn bù xiān almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle靡不有初，鲜克有终mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng to show one's colors · to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)旗帜鲜明qí zhì xiān míng a common occurrence (idiom)数见不鲜shuò jiàn bù xiān