鲜 xiān fresh

Made up of [鱼 yú fish radical 195, 羊 yáng sheep; goat radical 123]
Alternative traditional form of character: 鮮
Made with 14 strokes.

Combines two types of food that need to be eaten fresh: 'fish' and 'meat' so reinforces the concept of freshness

Related characters


Also uses 鱼 yú component: 渔 yú (fishing)
Also uses 羊 yáng component: 美 měi (beautiful) 群 qún (group)

Sounds same

先 xiān (first) ; 仙 xiān (immortal)

Different tone

咸 xián ; 闲 xián (to stay idle) ; 险 xiǎn (danger) ; 现 xiàn (to appear)

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Pronunciation

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