鲜xiān
fresh, delicious (flavor). 14 strokes, radical 鱼, first met in HSK 4.
What 鲜 is made of
鱼 (yú, fish) and 羊 (yáng, sheep).
鱼 carries the meaning — fish — and 羊 carries the sound.
How to write 鲜
Strokes 1–8 write 鱼, then strokes 9–14 write 羊.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 鲜
Words that use 鲜
| 鲜 | fresh, delicious (flavor) 形容食物味道特别可口 农家端出一碗极鲜的蘑菇汤。The farmhouse served a bowl of irresistibly fresh mushroom soup. Lesson 356, 县邑匠作与风物自若 · 拓界求新与丰物华章 · Modern Enterprise, Radiant Nuptials & Rural Vibrancy |
| 海鲜 | fresh oceanic seafood 海里捕捞上来可以吃的鱼虾等食物 渔庄烹制了一桌鲜美海鲜。This restaurant cooked up a table of delicious seafood. Lesson 286, 冰海航程与迎宾款待 · 海洋生态与四海远航 · Oceanic Ecology, Aviation & Winter Horizons |
| 鲜花 | fresh flowers 刚采下不久、还很新鲜的花 大厅里摆放着芬芳的鲜花。The hall was decorated with fragrant fresh flowers. Lesson 354, 拓界求新与规度严密 · 拓界求新与丰物华章 · Modern Enterprise, Radiant Nuptials & Rural Vibrancy |
| 鲜明 | vivid, distinctive 特点突出，让人容易看清楚 婚礼现场风格十分鲜明。The wedding venue had a very distinctive style. Lesson 355, 华堂吉庆与乡梓深情 · 拓界求新与丰物华章 · Modern Enterprise, Radiant Nuptials & Rural Vibrancy |
| 新鲜 | fresh (produce), novel 刚采摘或刚生产、还没有变质的 小伙子熟练地销售新鲜果蔬。The young man skillfully sold fresh produce. Lesson 357, 青年英华与商贸新风 · 拓界求新与丰物华章 · Modern Enterprise, Radiant Nuptials & Rural Vibrancy |
| 鲜艳 | brightly colored, vivid 形容颜色鲜明、十分好看 菜园采摘鲜艳的果蔬。They picked vivid fruits and vegetables from the garden. Lesson 500, 田畴雅序 · 清源正本与和乐岁丰 · Clean Springs & Flourishing Countryside |
Characters that share the sound part 羊
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.