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Meaning of 咸

Pinyin xián

Radical

口

Strokes

Definition

all / in all cases / salty, salty

Usage

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咸 xián [动] 1. (literature) entire, all: 皆受其益 (all benefit from it). 老少咸宜 (suitable for both young and old). 2. salty in taste, containing a lot of salt, opposite of “淡” (bland): 咸味 (salty taste). 咸盐 (salty salt). 咸水湖 (salty water lake). 3. pickled with salt: 咸肉 (salted meat). 咸鱼 (salted fish). 4. one of the sixty-four hexagrams; its hexagram form is ䷞ (Gen below and Dui above). 5. a surname. 咸 xián [副] 1. universally, all: 咸 (all), 皆也 (all). 2. together; jointly: 咸 (together). 咸 xián [形] 1. general: 咸 (general). 2. harmonious, in harmony: 咸和 (harmonic; peaceful). 3. peaceful: 咸平 (peace; quietness). 咸 xián [名] 1. Xianyang (now a prefecture-level city, located northwest of Xi'an, Shaanxi), the origin of ancient Chinese culture. In 350 BC, the Qin dynasty’s Duke of Xiao established his capital in Xianyang, a city filled with palaces. In 206 BC, it was burned by the rebel leader Xiang Yu of Chu, abbreviated to Xian. 2. an ancient musical piece; namely, 咸池 (xianchi). 咸 xián [形] containing salt (English: salted; salty). 如: 咸鱼 (salted fish); 咸肉 (salted meat); 咸水 (salty water); 咸菜 (salted vegetables); 咸泪 (salty tears).

咸阳 Xián yáng

Xianyang prefecture level city in Shaanxi

咸宁市 Xián níng shì

Xianning prefecture level city in Hubei

咸水湖 xián shuǐ hú

salt lake

咸菜 xián cài

salted vegetables / pickles

咸安区 Xián ān qū

Xian'an district of Xianning city 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2 ning2 shi4], Hubei

咸味 xián wèi

saline taste

咸水 xián shuǐ

salt water / brine

咸阳市 Xián yáng Shì

Xianyang prefecture level city in Shaanxi

咸海 Xián Hǎi

Aral Sea

咸平 xián píng

Hampyeong

咸鱼 xián yú

salted fish

咸池 xián chí

Salt pond

咸肉 xián ròu

bacon / salt-cured meat

不咸不淡 bù xián bù dàn

Neither salty nor light

咸兴 Xián xīng

Hamhung, North Korea

咸阳宫 xián yáng gōng

Xianyang Palace

微咸 wēi xián

Slightly salty

咸宁 Xián níng

Xianning prefecture level city in Hubei

咸丰 Xián fēng

reign name of Qing emperor (1850-1861) / Xianfeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei

咸丰县 Xián fēng xiàn

Xianfeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei