鲜 (xiān, xiǎn) — Chinese Character

鲜

xiān, xiǎn

fresh; delicious; tasty; bright (of color); attractive; (also pr. [xiǎn]) few; rare

Radical: 鱼 HSK 4 a, g, ad pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

鲜 decomposes into the following components:

鱼羊

Semantic component: 鱼; phonetic component: 羊.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 鲜.

三鲜

sān xiān

three fresh ingredients (in cooking)

保鲜

bǎo xiān

to keep fresh

光鲜

guāng xiān

fresh and bright

尝鲜

cháng xiān

新鲜

xīn xiān

fresh (experience, food etc)

朝鲜

cháo xiǎn

Korean Joseon or Chosun dynasty 1392-1910

河鲜

hé xiān

浅鲜

qiǎn xiǎn

meager

海鲜

hǎi xiān

seafood

生鲜

shēng xiān

肥鲜

féi xiān

fresh and tender (of food)

鲜亮

xiān liang

Characters that share the radical 鱼.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.