Chinese symbol for “fresh”
新鲜
xīn xiān
Traditional: 新鮮
fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fresh is 新鲜 (xīn xiān), defined as: fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “fresh”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鲜 (鮮) | xiān | fresh; bright (in color) |
| 水灵 (水靈) | shuǐ líng | (of fruit etc) fresh; (of a person etc) full of life; healthy-looking |
| 新雅 | xīn yǎ | fresh; new and elegant |
| 尖新 | jiān xīn | fresh; new and pointed |
| 生猛 | shēng měng | full of life; violent |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 新鲜.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新闻 (新聞) | xīn wén | news; 条 (tiáo) |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | again; once more; re- |
| 创新 (創新) | chuàng xīn | to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation |
| 更新 | gēng xīn | to replace the old with new; to renew |
| 最新 | zuì xīn | latest; newest |
| 新型 | xīn xíng | new type; new kind |
| 鲜明 (鮮明) | xiān míng | (of colors) bright; fresh and clear; clear-cut; distinct |
| 鲜花 (鮮花) | xiān huā | flower; fresh flowers |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fresh”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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