腥 xīng
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 星 star, planet
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
腥
xīng
fishy-smelling; rank
Character
Example phrases
- 这条河一到夏天就散发出刺鼻的腥味，附近居民多次投诉。 Zhè tiáo hé yí dào xiàtiān jiù sànfā chū cìbí de xīng wèi, fùjìn jūmín duō cì tóusù. In summer, this river gives off a pungent fishy smell, and nearby residents have complained many times.
- 这条鱼有点腥，多放点姜再去蒸吧。 Zhè tiáo yú yǒudiǎn xīng, duō fàng diǎn jiāng zài qù zhēng ba. This fish smells a bit fishy; add more ginger before steaming it.
- 这碗汤有股腥味，我不太想喝。 Zhè wǎn tāng yǒu gǔ xīngwèi, wǒ bù tài xiǎng hē. This soup has a fishy smell, so I don't really want to drink it.
Related words
- 贪吃 tānchī gluttonous; fond of eating
- 油腻 yóunì greasy; oily; slick
- 夜宵 yèxiāo late-night snack
- 鲜美 xiānměi delicious; fresh and tasty
- 享用 xiǎngyòng to enjoy; to partake of
- 滋味 zīwèi flavour; taste; feeling
- 淘 táo to wash in water; to search out; to buy selectively
- 水产 shuǐchǎn aquatic products
- 榨 zhà to press; to squeeze; to extract
- 素食 sùshí vegetarian food; vegetarian diet
- 蒸 zhēng to steam; steam
- 素 sù vegetarian; plain; simple