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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 is used.

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

  • ㄒㄧㄢ

    xiān

    fresh

    • ˊ

      fish

    • 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.
by vms5q

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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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