鲜 meaning and pronunciation

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Traditional character

鲜 English definition

xiān

  • fresh
  • bright (in color)
  • delicious
  • tasty
  • delicacy
  • aquatic foods

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Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : immortal;
  • : first; early; prior; former; in advance
  • : cunning; slender;
  • : artful; flattering;
  • : to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse;
  • : sunrise;
  • : shovel; variant of 鍁|锨[xian1];
  • : xenon (chemistry);
  • : Ormazda, the Sun God of the Zoroastrians and Manicheans; the Sun God;
  • : common rice;
  • : long-grained rice; same as 秈;
  • : Japanese variant of 纖|纤;
  • : fine; delicate; minute;
  • : to manner of dancing; to walk around;
  • : acid radical; -acyl (chemistry);
  • : fish-spear; sharp;
  • : shovel;
  • : wild onions or leeks;

Sentences examples with 鲜

  • 面包很新鲜,没有坏。
    Miànbāo hěn xīnxiān, méiyǒu huài.
  • 这些都是新鲜水果。
    Zhèxiē dōu shì xīnxiān shuǐguǒ.
  • 超市里有很多种新鲜水果。
    Chāoshì li yǒu hěnduō zhǒng xīnxiān shuǐguǒ.
  • 公园里到处都是鲜花。
    Gōngyuán lǐ dàochù dōu shì xiānhuā.
  • 公园里空气非常新鲜。
    Gōngyuán lǐ kōngqì fēicháng xīnxiān.

Words containing 鲜, by HSK level