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鲜

xiān

fresh; savory

HSK 4 · Topic “Food and taste”
A fish on a plate
Memory picture

Character

鲜 xiān

Strokes
14
Radical
鱼 — fish
Made of
鱼 fish 羊 sheep, goat
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 鱼很鲜。 Yú hěn xiān. The fish is very fresh.
  • 这菜很鲜。 Zhè cài hěn xiān. This dish tastes very fresh.
  • 汤味很鲜。 Tāng wèi hěn xiān. The soup tastes very savory.

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