"咸" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Le caractère 咸

xián
Traditional
Radical
(3 traits)
Number of strokes
9
Structure
encadrement par le haut
HSK
HSK 4
Cangjie
IHMR 戈竹一口
Sijiao
5320.0
Wubi
DGKT
GB 2312
CFCC
Big5
AB77
Unicode
U+54B8

Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples Synonyms

Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
xián salted / salty / stingy / miserly syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
咸鱼 鹹魚 xián yú salted fish syn
咸菜 鹹菜 xián cài salted vegetables / pickles
咸水 鹹水 xián shuǐ salt water / brine
咸肉 鹹肉 xián ròu bacon / salt-cured meat syn
咸海 鹹海 xián hǎi Aral Sea
咸兴 咸興 xián xīng Hamhung, North Korea
咸丰 咸豐 xián fēng Xianfeng (1831-1861), reign name of Qing emperor, reigned from 1850-1861 / Xianfeng County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
咸淡 鹹淡 xián dàn salty and unsalty (flavors) / degree of saltiness / brackish (water)
咸度 鹹度 xián dù salt content / salinity
咸镜 咸鏡 xián jìng Hamgyeongdo Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xian2 jing4 bei3 dao4] and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道|咸镜南道[Xian2 jing4 nan2 dao4] of North Korea
咸宁 咸寧 xián níng see 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2ning2 Shi4]
咸涩 鹹澀 xián sè salty and bitter / acerbic
咸湿 鹹濕 xián shī (Tw) (coll.) obscene / pornographic
咸盐 鹹鹽 xián yán salt (colloquial) / table salt
咸阳 咸陽 xián yáng see 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2yang2 Shi4]
咸鸭蛋 鹹鴨蛋 xián yā dàn salted duck egg
咸水湖 鹹水湖 xián shuǐ hú salt lake syn
咸安区 咸安區 xián ān qū Xian'an district of Xianning city 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2 ning2 shi4], Hubei
咸丰县 咸豐縣 xián fēng xiàn Xianfeng County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
咸镜道 咸鏡道 xián jìng dào Hamgyeong Province of Joseon dynasty Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xian2 jing4 bei3 dao4] and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道|咸镜南道[Xian2 jing4 nan2 dao4] of North Korea
咸津津 鹹津津 xián jīn jīn nice and salty (taste) syn
咸宁市 咸寧市 xián níng shì Xianning, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2bei3 Sheng3]
咸水妹 鹹水妹 xián shuǐ mèi (dialect) prostitute from Guangdong (esp. one in Shanghai before the Revolution) (loanword from "handsome maid")
咸丝丝 鹹絲絲 xián sī sī slightly salty
咸酥鸡 鹹酥雞 xián sū jī see 鹽酥雞|盐酥鸡[yan2su1ji1]
咸兴市 咸興市 xián xīng shì Hamhung, North Korea
咸阳桥 咸陽橋 xián yáng qiáo Xianyang Bridge
咸阳市 咸陽市 xián yáng shì Xianyang, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3xi1 Sheng3]
咸猪手 鹹豬手 xián zhū shǒu pervert (esp. one who gropes women in public)
咸与维新 咸與維新 xián yù wéi xīn everyone participates in reforms (idiom) / to replace the old with new / to reform and start afresh
咸镜北道 咸鏡北道 xián jìng běi dào North Hamgyeong Province in northeast of North Korea, capital Chongjin 清津市[Qing1 jin1 shi4]
咸镜南道 鹹鏡南道 xián jìng nán dào South Hamgyeong Province of east North Korea
咸津津儿 鹹津津兒 xián jīn jīn r erhua variant of 鹹津津|咸津津[xian2 jin1 jin1]
咸宁地区 咸寧地區 xián níng dì qū Xianning prefecture in Hubei
咸水淡化 xián shuǐ dàn huà desalination
咸水农业 xián shuǐ nóng yè saltwater agriculture / seawater agriculture
咸水入侵 xián shuǐ rù qīn saltwater intrusion
咸水沼泽 咸水沼澤 xián shuǐ zhǎo zé salt water marsh / salt marsh
咸丝丝儿 鹹絲絲兒 xián sī sī r erhua variant of 鹹絲絲|咸丝丝[xian2 si1 si1]
咸阳地区 咸陽地區 xián yáng dì qū Xianyang prefecture, Shaanxi
咸鱼翻身 鹹魚翻身 xián yú fān shēn lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom) / fig. to experience a reversal of fortune
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
阮咸 ruǎn xián see 阮[ruan3] syn
腌咸 腌鹹 yān xián to pickle with salt
老少咸宜 lǎo shào xián yí suitable for young and old syn

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