涎

xián

x+ián·2nd tone

saliva

Radical: 氵 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

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Character Decomposition

涎=氵+延

Etymology

water

Meanings

saliva

xián

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Words with 涎 59 total

to drool; to salivate · (fig.) to covet; to desire greedily垂涎chuí xián spittle涎沫xián mò saliva涎水xián shuǐ

Idioms with 涎 12 total Chain

lit. to drool with desire (idiom) · fig. to hunger for · greedy馋涎欲滴chán xián yù dī to drool (over) (idiom) · to yearn for · to covet · to crave垂涎三尺chuí xián sān chǐ to drool with desire (idiom); to envy · to hunger for垂涎欲滴chuí xián yù dī lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth染指垂涎rǎn zhǐ chuí xián

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