• 2520th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 17 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xián (xian2)salted • salty • stingy • miserly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xián (xian2)The component is pronounced as 'xián' (xian2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

咸菜 (鹹菜)
咸鱼 (鹹魚)

Uncommon

咸水 (鹹水)
咸水湖 (鹹水湖)
咸淡 (鹹淡)
咸肉 (鹹肉)
咸鸭蛋 (鹹鴨蛋)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.