ㄒㄧㄢ

xiān

fresh

鮮 is a 17 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as xiān in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as xiǎn.

In simplified Chinese the character 鲜 is used.

It is made up of the components 魚 (fish) and 羊 (sheep).

  • 鮮
    ㄒㄧㄢ

    xiān

    fresh

    • 魚
      ㄩ ˊ

      yú

      fish

    • 羊
      ㄧㄤ ˊ

      yáng

      sheep

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Laura and Dave prefer FISH to LAMB, but only if it's fresh> - not mu[shy 'n] slimy.
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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 鮮

xiǎn
xiān

Definitions for 鮮 pronounced as xiǎn

  • few
  • rare

Definitions for 鮮 pronounced as xiān

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

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