all, entirely; salty
Animated Stroke Order 咸
Stroke Order Diagrams 咸
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 咸 is used in context
1
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.
2
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.
3
zhè这
dào道
cài菜
de的
xián咸
wèi味
gāng刚
gāng刚
hǎo好
。
The salty taste of this dish is just right.
Information
Traditional鹹
Radical口
Strokes9
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#754
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄢˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+54B8
CangjieYRHHI
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality