Phonosemantic compound. 魚 represents the meaning and 祥 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (鲜)
Notes
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Similar Characters
魠 rare魷 cuttlefish (alt) (trad)鮃 Flatfish A Flatfish (trad)鮑 abalone (trad)鮨 seasoned鮪 kind of sturgeon (trad)鮫 shark (trad)鮭 spheroides (trad)鯇 grass (trad)鯉 carp (trad)鯊 shark (alt) (trad)鯔 mullet (trad)鯕 coryphaena hippurus (trad)鯖 mackerel (iii) (trad)鯗 dried fish (alt) (trad)鯛 pagrosomus major (trad)鯡 herring (iii) (trad)鯢 cryptobranchus (trad)鯤 spawn (trad)鯧 the silvery pomfret (trad)
Historical Evolution
鮮
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
鮮
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
鮮
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
鮮
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
鮮
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
鮮
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
鮮
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
鮮
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鮮
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鮮
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
鮮
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
鮮
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
鮮
Regular
Modern
Chinese
鲜 / 鮮 [xiān]
fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods
鲜 / 鮮 [xiǎn]
few; rare
Japanese
Korea
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鮮 あきら
Akira given name
鮮 あらた
Arata given name
鮮 せん
Sen given name
CHINESE WORDS (73)
新鲜 [xīnxiān] #2,178
fresh (experience, food etc)
朝鲜 [Cháoxiǎn] #4,988
North Korea
鲜血 [xiānxuè] #5,609
blood
鲜花 [xiānhuā] #6,584
flower
鲜明 [xiānmíng] #14,859
bright
海鲜 [hǎixiān] #10,132
seafood
鲜活 [xiānhuó] #16,344
vivid
鲜艳 [xiānyàn] #19,159
bright-colored
朝鲜半岛 [CháoxiǎnBàndǎo] #12,240
Korean Peninsula
鲜奶 [xiānnǎi] #24,764
fresh milk
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JAPANESE WORDS (85)
⭐ 新鮮 [しんせん] #2,892
fresh
⭐ 鮮やか [あざやか] #4,196
vivid
⭐ 鮮明 [せんめい] #6,568
vivid
鮮血 [せんけつ] #9,876
fresh blood
⭐ 鮮烈 [せんれつ] #16,209
vivid
色鮮やか [いろあざやか] #19,218
brightly colored
⭐ 朝鮮 [ちょうせん] #23,835
Korea
⭐ 鮮度 [せんど] #28,425
(degree of) freshness
⭐ 北朝鮮 [きたちょうせん] #28,674
North Korea
海鮮 [かいせん] #34,127
seafood
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