鲜 鮮 xian1
fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods

鲜 鮮 xian3
few; rare

strokes 17
radical
鱼
魚
strokes after radical 6
保鲜膜 保鮮膜 bao3 xian1 mo2
plastic wrap; preservative film; cling film

保鲜期 保鮮期 bao3 xian1 qi1
shelf life; freshness date

保鲜纸 保鮮紙 bao3 xian1 zhi3
plastic wrap; cling wrap; cling film

北朝鲜 北朝鮮 bei3 chao2 xian3
North Korea

不新鲜 不新鮮 bu4 xin1 xian1
stale

长白朝鲜族自治县 長白朝鮮族自治縣 chang2 bai2 chao2 xian3 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4
Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin

朝鲜 朝鮮 chao2 xian3
North Korea; Korea as geographic term; Taiwan pr.

朝鲜八道 朝鮮八道 chao2 xian3 ba1 dao4
the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea

朝鲜半岛 朝鮮半島 chao2 xian3 ban4 dao3
Korean Peninsula

朝鲜海峡 朝鮮海峽 chao2 xian3 hai3 xia2
Korea Strait; Tsushima Strait (between Japan and Korea)

朝鲜核谈 朝鮮核談 chao2 xian3 he2 tan2
talks on North Korea's nuclear program

朝鲜劳动党 朝鮮勞動黨 chao2 xian3 lao2 dong4 dang3
Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea

朝鲜民主主义人民共和国 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 chao2 xian3 min2 zhu3 zhu3 yi4 ren2 min2 gong4 he2 guo2
People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)

朝鲜人 朝鮮人 chao2 xian3 ren2
North Korean (person)

朝鲜日报 朝鮮日報 chao2 xian3 ri4 bao4
Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper

朝鲜太宗 朝鮮太宗 chao2 xian3 tai4 zong1
King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418

朝鲜文 朝鮮文 chao2 xian3 wen2
Korean written language

朝鲜语 朝鮮語 chao2 xian3 yu3
Korean language

朝鲜战争 朝鮮戰爭 chao2 xian3 zhan4 zheng1
Korean war (1950-1953)

朝鲜筝 朝鮮箏 chao2 xian3 zheng1
gayageum; Korean 12-stringed zither

朝鲜中央通讯社 朝鮮中央通訊社 chao2 xian3 zhong1 yang1 tong1 xun4 she4
North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA); abbr. to 朝中社

朝鲜中央新闻社 朝鮮中央新聞社 chao2 xian3 zhong1 yang1 xin1 wen2 she4
Korean Central News Agency (KCNA, North Korea)

朝鲜字母 朝鮮字母 chao2 xian3 zi4 mu3
hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet; Korean letters

朝鲜总督府 朝鮮總督府 chao2 xian3 zong3 du1 fu3
Japanese colonial administration of Korea 1910-1945

朝鲜族 朝鮮族 chao2 xian3 zu2
Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China); the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula)

德薄能鲜 德薄能鮮 de2 bo2 neng2 xian3
little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)

地三鲜 地三鮮 di4 san1 xian1
dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper

肥鲜 肥鮮 fei2 xian1
fresh and tender (of food); delicious

光鲜 光鮮 guang1 xian1
bright and neat

海鲜 海鮮 hai3 xian1
seafood

海鲜酱 海鮮醬 hai3 xian1 jiang4
hoisin sauce (barbecue sauce); seafood sauce

李氏朝鲜 李氏朝鮮 li3 shi4 chao2 xian3
Joseon, last Korean dynasty (1392-1910)

轮廓鲜明 輪廓鮮明 lun2 kuo4 xian1 ming2
sharp image; clear-cut; in bold outline; in sharp relief

屡见不鲜 屢見不鮮 lv3 jian4 bu4 xian1
a common occurrence (idiom)

毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事 毛澤東·鮮為人知的故事 mao2 ze2 dong1 - xian1 wei2 ren2 zhi1 de5 gu4 shi5
Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 and Jon Halliday

靡不有初，鲜克有终 靡不有初，鮮克有終 mi3 bu4 you3 chu1 - xian3 ke4 you3 zhong1
almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle

南朝鲜 南朝鮮 nan2 chao2 xian3
South Korea

旗帜鲜明 旗幟鮮明 qi2 zhi4 xian1 ming2
to show one's colors; to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)

浅鲜 淺鮮 qian3 xian3
meager; slight

三鲜 三鮮 san1 xian1
three fresh ingredients (in cooking)

数见不鲜 數見不鮮 shuo4 jian4 bu4 xian1
a common occurrence (idiom)

卫满朝鲜 衛滿朝鮮 wei4 man3 chao2 xian3
Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea

卫氏朝鲜 衛氏朝鮮 wei4 shi4 chao2 xian3
Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea

鲜卑 鮮卑 xian1 bei1
Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples

鲜卑族 鮮卑族 xian1 bei1 zu2
Xianbei or Xianbi, historic ethnic group of northern nomads

鲜菜 鮮菜 xian1 cai4
fresh vegetable

鲜橙多 鮮橙多 xian1 cheng2 duo1
Xianchengduo, Chinese brand of orange-flavored soft drink

鲜红 鮮紅 xian1 hong2
scarlet; bright red

鲜花 鮮花 xian1 hua1
flower; fresh flowers

鲜花插在牛粪上 鮮花插在牛糞上 xian1 hua1 cha1 zai4 niu2 fen4 shang4
lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure; fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)

鲜活 鮮活 xian1 huo2
vivid; lively; (of food ingredients) live or fresh

鲜活货物 鮮活貨物 xian1 huo2 huo4 wu4
live cargo

鲜货 鮮貨 xian1 huo4
produce; fresh fruits and vegetables; fresh aquatic food; fresh herbs

鲜亮 鮮亮 xian1 liang5
bright (color); vivid

鲜烈 鮮烈 xian1 lie4
fresh and intense; vivid

鲜美 鮮美 xian1 mei3
delicious; tasty

鲜明 鮮明 xian1 ming2
bright; clear-cut; distinct

鲜明个性 鮮明個性 xian1 ming2 ge4 xing4
individuality; clear-cut personality

鲜奶 鮮奶 xian1 nai3
fresh milk

鲜奶油 鮮奶油 xian1 nai3 you2
cream; whipped cream

鲜啤酒 鮮啤酒 xian1 pi2 jiu3
draft beer; unpasteurized beer

鲜味 鮮味 xian1 wei4
umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)

鲜血 鮮血 xian1 xue4
blood

鲜血淋漓 鮮血淋漓 xian1 xue4 lin2 li2
to be drenched with blood; dripping blood

鲜艳 鮮艷 xian1 yan4
bright-colored; gaily-colored

鲜少 鮮少 xian3 shao3
very few; rarely

鲜为人知 鮮為人知 xian3 wei2 ren2 zhi1
rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown; secret to all but a few

小鲜肉 小鮮肉 xiao3 xian1 rou4
(coll.) teen idol (male)

新鲜 新鮮 xin1 xian1
fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon

延边朝鲜族自治州 延邊朝鮮族自治州 yan2 bian1 chao2 xian3 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1
Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市

治大国若烹小鲜 治大國若烹小鮮 zhi4 da4 guo2 ruo4 peng1 xiao3 xian1
ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom); effective government requires minimal intervention