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The Chinese word xian - 鲜 - xiān
(fresh in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

xiān

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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)

Note: This Chinese character can also be pronounced xiăn. However, with a different pronunciation, the meaning of the character will change as well (not yet available in this dictionary).

English translations

fresh, tasty, bright

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 鲜 ( xiān ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( xian / xiān ) with pronunciation (English translation: fresh )
鲜 ( xian / xiān ) in traditional characters
鮮
Character complexity
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鲜 is composed of 14 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

latest  |  bright
鲜 ( xian / xiān ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 945)
Chinese example words containing the character 鲜 ( xian / xiān )
保鲜盒 ( băoxiānhé = crisper ), 朝鲜 ( Cháoxiăn = North Korea ), 海鲜 ( hăixiān = seafood ), 新鲜 ( xīnxiān = fresh ), 鲜明 ( xiānmíng = bright ), 鲜血 ( xiānxuĕ = blood )
Other characters that are pronounced xiān in Chinese
先 (before) , 纤 (fine) , 仙 (immortal)
More words that mean fresh in Chinese
xīnxiān ( 新鲜 )

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