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CHINESE CHARACTER

xīng

腥

腥

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fishy (smell)

Numbered pinyin
xing1
English meanings
fishy (smell)

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left ⺼; right 星.

  • Left

    ⺼
  • Right

    星
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      日
    • Bottom

      生
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Meaning & sound clues

⺼ is identified as the meaning component, associated with “meat”.

星 is identified as the sound component (xīng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 腥.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰⺼星

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yǒu有xīng腥wèi味。

    A fishy smell.

  2. 02

    qù去xīng腥。

    Remove the fishy smell.

  3. 03

    chǔlǐ处理dédàng得当。

    Handled well.

  4. 04

    xiān鲜xiāng香kěkǒu可口。

    Delicious.

  5. 05

    cōng葱jiāng姜qù去xīng腥。

    Use ginger and onion.

  6. 06

    huíwèi回味wúqióng无穷。

    A lasting taste.

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