Memory phrase for the character: 鲜

鲜

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Meaning

fresh, delicious, seldom, rare

Pronunciation

xiān, xiǎn

Explanation

 Left: fish 鱼/魚 (= with mouth ⺈, body 田 and tail fin 灬), right: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep)

Mnemonic
 
(Both meat of) fish and sheep must be fresh. (But formerly this was seldom.)

Radicals

魚 fish
羊 sheepImage of a sheep from above with horns 丷 backbone 丨 and wool 三 extending to the sides.




 Vocabulary

鲜明 xiān míng  bright; clear-cut; distinct
新鲜 xīn xiān  fresh (experience, food etc); freshness
朝鲜 Cháo xiǎn  Korean Joseon or Chosun dynasty 1392-1910; North Korea; Korea as geographic term
鲜卑 Xiān bēi  Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples
鲜艳 xiān yàn  bright-colored; gaily-colored
屡见不鲜 lǚ jiàn bù xiān  a common occurrence (idiom)
鲜血淋漓 xiān xuè lín lí  to be drenched with blood; dripping blood
朝鲜筝 Cháo xiǎn zhēng  kayagum; Korean 12-stringed zither
朝鲜筝 Cháo xiǎn zhēng  

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