Chinese words · HSK 4

鲜

xiānTraditional 鮮

fresh

Every meaning

xiān

  1. fresh
  2. delicious; tasty (as in 鲜美)
  3. seafood (as in 海鲜)
  4. bright-colored (as in 鲜艳)

xiǎn

  1. (literary) few; rare (as in 鲜见)

Words with 鲜

Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).