咸(xián)

HSK 49 strokesTrad. 鹹

surname Xian

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Character information

Pinyin
xián
Meaning
surname Xian
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
鹹

Origin & structure

Where 咸 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿵戊⿱一口

One 一 voice 口 surrounded by conflict 戈

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

戊wù一yī口kǒu

Parts are arranged enclosing from above.

Traditional form 鹹: salt

How to write 咸 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 咸

Common words using 咸 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xián咸ān安

see 咸安区

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xián咸níng宁

see 咸宁市

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xián咸xīng兴

Hamhung, North Korea

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xián咸níng宁shì市

Xianning, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3]

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xián咸yǔ与wéi维xīn新

everyone participates in reforms (idiom)

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xián咸fēng丰

Xianfeng (1831-1861), reign name of Qing emperor, reigned from 1850-1861

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xián咸jìng镜běi北dào道

North Hamgyeong Province in northeast of North Korea, capital Chongjin 清津市[Qing1 jin1 s…

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xián咸jìng镜nán南dào道

South Hamgyeong Province of east North Korea

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安宁兴市与维新丰

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