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咸
鹹
xián
adj. salty
Other meanings
[xián]   adv. (lit.) all, altogether
口    mouth (for 咸)
鹵    salt (for 鹹)
'咸' is part of the following simplified words:
 减 咸 喊 感 憾 撼 瑊 碱 箴 缄 觱 鱵

Simplified Chinese

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Traditional Chinese

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
咸​鸭​蛋​
鹹​鴨​蛋​
xián yā dàn
phr. salted duck egg
咸​面​包​
鹹​麵​包​
xián miàn bāo
phr. salty bread
咸​酥​鸡​
鹹​酥​雞​
xián sū jī
n. salty crisp chicken
这​肉​很​咸​。
這​肉​很​鹹​。
zhè ròu hěn xián
phr. The meat is salty.
咸​淡​
鹹​淡​
xián dàn
n. degree of saltiness
不​咸​
不​鹹​
bù xián
phr. not salty
盐​放​多​了​，菜​有​点​儿咸​。
鹽​放​多​了​，菜​有​點​兒鹹​。
yán fàng duō le, cài yóu diǎnr xián .
phr. (I) put too much salt. This dish is a bit salty.
汤​不​咸​，还​是​再​放​点​儿盐​吧​。
湯​不​咸​，還​是​再​放​點​兒鹽​吧​。
tāng bù xián, hái shì zài fàng diǎnr yán ba .
phr. The soup is not salty. Let's put some more salt.