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CHINESE CHARACTER
xiān
鮮
鮮
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fresh; bright
- Numbered pinyin
- xian1
- English meanings
- fresh; bright; delicious; (traditional form of 鲜)
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immortal; fairy
before
county
salty
mind
constitution; law
hypotenuse
to lift (a lid)
show
saliva
to offer
appear; current
county
fine; delicate; fiber
wire
envy; admire
gland
hold in mouth; rank
virtuous; worthy
idle; leisure
idle
restrict
danger
trap
stuffing; filling
stuffing; filling
fish
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