咸 — Chinese character
咸
xián
all, together, united; salted
- Pinyin
- xián
- Radical
- 30 ⼝ (Mouth)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 戊 一 口
- Formation
- ideographic — One 一 voice 口 surrounded by conflict 戈
- Traditional
- 鹹
- Japanese
- 咸 as a kanji
Common words with 咸
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咸菜 (鹹菜) | xián cài | salted vegetables; pickles |
| 咸鱼 (鹹魚) | xián yú | salted fish |
| 咸水 (鹹水) | xián shuǐ | salt water; brine |
| 咸水湖 (鹹水湖) | xián shuǐ hú | salt lake |
| 咸湿 (鹹濕) | xián shī | (Tw) (coll.) obscene; pornographic |
| 咸肉 (鹹肉) | xián ròu | bacon; salt-cured meat |
| 老少咸宜 | lǎo shào xián yí | suitable for young and old |
| 咸鸭蛋 (鹹鴨蛋) | xián yā dàn | salted duck egg |
| 咸淡 (鹹淡) | xián dàn | salty and unsalty (flavors); degree of saltiness |
| 阮咸 | ruǎn xián | see 阮 (ruǎn) |
| 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 |
| 咸与维新 (咸與維新) | xián yù wéi xīn | everyone participates in reforms (idiom); to replace the old with new |
English words written with 咸
咸 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: I Ching 7 · Mencius 5 · Zhuangzi 7
- Hexagram 19
- Hexagram 31
- Mencius 3B.9
- Mencius 5A.2
- Mencius 5A.3
- Mencius 5A.4
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
- Zhuangzi How to Govern
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