咸
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xián · all, together, united

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HSK 2.0 · Level 4HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #7379
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Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

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Top enclosureCharacter structure

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口Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 咸

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xiánWords pronounced xián
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Example sentences

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Zuò rén rú guǒ méi yǒu mèng xiǎng, nà hé xián yú yǒu shén me qū bié?做人如果没有梦想,那和咸鱼有什么区别?

Without dreams, what different are we from animals?

Source: Tatoeba #8591233 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ bù néng hē hǎi shuǐ, yīn wèi tā tài xián le.你不能喝海水,因为它太咸了。

You can't drink seawater because it is too salty.

Source: Tatoeba #334680 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè dùn fàn bù xián.这顿饭不咸。

The meal is not salty.

Source: Tatoeba #2778828 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 咸 in context

  1. Say xián, then recall the core meaning: all, together, united.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the top enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 咸水 (xián shuǐ), meaning “salt water”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 咸 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.