鲜(xiān)

HSK 414 strokesTrad. 鮮
Readingsxiānxiǎn

variant of 鲜

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Character information

Pinyin
xiān / xiǎn
Meaning
variant of 鲜
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
鮮

Origin & structure

Where 鲜 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰鱼羊

In this compound, the meaning comes from 鱼 (fish); 羊 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

鱼yú羊yáng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 鲜 step by step

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

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Words with 鲜

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

xīn新xiān鲜
HSK 4

fresh (experience, food etc)

Open 新鲜 page →
hǎi海xiān鲜
HSK 4

seafood

Open 海鲜 page →
bǎo保xiān鲜
HSK 7-9

to keep fresh

Open 保鲜 page →
sān三xiān鲜

three fresh ingredients (in cooking)

Open 三鲜 page →
guāng光xiān鲜

bright and neat

Open 光鲜 page →
bǎo保xiān鲜qī期

shelf life

Open 保鲜期 page →
bǎo保xiān鲜mó膜

plastic wrap

Open 保鲜膜 page →
běi北cháo朝xiān鲜

North Korea

Open 北朝鲜 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

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新海保三光期膜北

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