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咸
鹹
xián
HSK 4
#2,520 most
frequent character
salty
adjective
Example Sentences
这
道
菜
有
点
咸
。
zhè
dào
cài
yǒudiǎn
xián
。
This dish is a little salty.
我
不
喜
欢
吃
太
咸
的
食
物
。
wǒbù
xǐhuān
chī
tài
xián
de
shíwù
。
I don’t like to eat food that is too salty.
海
水
非
常
咸
。
hǎishuǐ
fēicháng
xián
。
Seawater is very salty.
Individual Characters
Words with similar meanings
咸
涩
xiánsè
salty and astringent
Indicates a taste that is salty with a hint of bitterness or dryness.
Homophones
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HSK 4
All words for the HSK 4 test
Food (General)
Broad food-related words, general cuisine terms, eating habits.
Homophones
HSK 6
嫌
xián
to dislike, suspicion, resentment
HSK 6
弦
xián
bow string, string of musical instrument
闲
xián
not busy, idle, unoccupied, leisure
贤
xián
worthy or virtuous person