xiān
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这个菜很新鲜。
Zhège cài hěn xianxin.
This dish is very fresh.
我买了一些新鲜的水果。
Wǒ mǎi le yīxiē xianxin de shuǐguǒ.
I bought some fresh fruits.
鲜花总是让人心情愉悦。
Xianhuā zǒngshì ràng rén xīnqíng yúyuè.
Fresh flowers always make people feel happy.
新鲜 (xīnxiān)
fresh
鲜美 (xiān měi)
delicious
干 (gān)
dry
枯 (kū)
withered
The Chinese character 鲜 (xiān) is composed of two parts: the radical ⻏ (ròu) and the phonetic component 鮮 (xiǎn). The radical ⻏ (ròu) means "meat", and the phonetic component 鮮 (xiǎn) is a simplified form of the character 鮮 (xiǎn), which means "fresh". The character 鲜 (xiān) is a pictophonetic character, which means that its meaning is derived from both its radical and its phonetic component. In this case, the radical ⻏ (ròu) indicates that the character is related to meat, and the phonetic component 鮮 (xiǎn) indicates that the character is pronounced "xiān". The character 鲜 (xiān) can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adjective. As a noun, it means "fresh meat". As a verb, it means "to make fresh". As an adjective, it means "fresh", "new", or "bright".
