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xiǎn = xi + an3
variant of 鮮|鲜[xian3]
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xiǎn = xi + an3
variant of 尟|鲜[xian3]
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xiān = xi + an1
fresh / bright (in color) / delicious / tasty / delicacy / aquatic foods
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xiǎn = xi + an3
few / rare
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xiān = xi + an1
fish / old variant of 鮮|鲜[xian1]
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xiǎn = xi + an3
old variant of 鮮|鲜[xian3]
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How to pronounce 鲜

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

鲜 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
yáng = y + ang2
sheep / goat / CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]
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= yu + Ø2
surname Yu
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= yu + Ø2
fish / CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]
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Characters with 鲜 as component

xiǎn = xi + an3
moss / lichen / moss on damp walls / used erroneously for 蘇|苏
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xuǎn = xu + an3
ringworm / Taiwan pr. [xian3]
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Words with 鲜

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fresh (experience, food etc) / freshness / novel / uncommon
North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1]

Sentences with 鲜

鲜 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xiǎn / xiān

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