Usage of the character 咸

Hamgyeongdo Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道／咸镜北道 ( Xiánjìngběidào) and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道／咸镜南道 ( Xiánjìngnándào) of North Korea

xiányú

咸鱼

[鹹魚]

salted fish

Xiánxīng

咸兴

[咸興]

Hamhung, North Korea

Xián Hǎi

咸海

[鹹海]

Aral Sea

yānxián

腌咸

[腌鹹]

to pickle with salt

xiányán

咸盐

[鹹鹽]

salt (colloquial)
table salt

xiánshī

咸湿

[鹹濕]

(Tw) (coll.) obscene
pornographic

xiánsè

咸涩

[鹹澀]

salty and bitter
acerbic

Xiánfēng

咸丰

[咸豐]

Xianfeng (1831-1861), reign name of Qing emperor, reigned from 1850-1861
Xianfeng County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州 ( Enshī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu), Hubei

ruǎnxián

阮咸

[阮咸]

see 阮 (ruǎn)

Xiányáng Qiáo

咸阳桥

[咸陽橋]

Xianyang Bridge

xiánshuǐmèi

咸水妹

[鹹水妹]

(dialect) prostitute from Guangdong (esp. one in Shanghai before the Revolution) (loanword from "handsome maid")

xiányādàn

咸鸭蛋

[鹹鴨蛋]

salted duck egg

xiánsīsī

咸丝丝

[鹹絲絲]

slightly salty

xiánshuǐhú

咸水湖

[鹹水湖]

salt lake

Xiánfēng Xiàn

咸丰县

[咸豐縣]

Xianfeng County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州 ( Enshī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu), Hubei

Xián'ānqū

咸安区

[咸安區]

Xian'an district of Xianning city 咸寧市／咸宁市 ( Xiánníngshì), Hubei

Xiánníngshì

咸宁市

[咸寧市]

Xianning, prefecture-level city in Hubei

Xiánjìng Dào

咸镜道

[咸鏡道]

Hamgyeong Province of Joseon dynasty Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道／咸镜北道 ( Xiánjìngběidào) and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道／咸镜南道 ( Xiánjìngnándào) of North Korea

xiánjīnjīn

咸津津

[鹹津津]