咸 (xián): Salty — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Level 4

HSK 3.0:Recognition 4

HSK 2.0Level 4

HSK 3.0Vocab 4 Recognition 4

1.

Animated Stroke Order 咸

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 咸

3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

咸

戌weapon

口mouth

咸=

4.

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5.

How to Use 咸

Salty taste words

咸 + fooddegree + 咸

Use 咸 for describing salty foods and taste.

6.

Example Sentences

Xián咸

ròu肉

chǎo炒

qīng青

cài菜

shì是

yī

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戌weapon

+口mouth

A mouth (口) under a weapon (戌) enforces agreement — all, everyone, or salty taste.

xián咸

cài菜

pickled vegetables

tài太

xián咸

too salty

xián咸

yú鱼

salted fish

一

dào道

jiǎn简

dān单

de的

jiā家

cháng常

cài菜

。

Stir-fried salted meat with greens is a simple home-style dish.

xián咸

yú鱼

shì是

guǎng广

dōng东

de的

chuán传

tǒng统

měi美

shí食

。

Salted fish is a traditional delicacy in Guangdong.

zǎo早

cān餐

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

chī吃

zhōu粥

pèi配

xián咸

cài菜

。

I like to eat porridge with salted vegetables for breakfast.

zhè这

wǎn碗

tāng汤

tài太

xián咸

le了

。

This bowl of soup is too salty.

zhè这

dào道

cài菜

de的

xián咸

wèi味

gāng刚

hǎo好

。

The salty taste of this dish is just right.

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