xiān fresh

Made up of [ fish radical 195, yáng sheep; goat radical 123]
Alternative traditional form of character:
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 component: (fishing)
Also uses yáng component: měi (beautiful) qún (group)

Sounds same

xiān (first) xiān (immortal)

Different tone

xián xián (to stay idle) xiǎn (danger) xiàn (to appear)

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Pronunciation

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