Usage of the character 鮮

few
rare

xiān

鲜

[鮮]

fresh
bright (in color)
delicious
tasty
delicacy
aquatic foods

Cháoxiǎn

朝鲜

[朝鮮]

North Korea
Korea as geographic term
Taiwan pr. ( Cháoxiān)

chángxiān

尝鲜

[嘗鮮]

to taste (fresh food or a delicacy)
(fig.) to try sth new

hǎixiān

海鲜

[海鮮]

seafood

Xiānbēi

鲜卑

[鮮卑]

Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples

xiǎnshǎo

鲜少

[鮮少]

very few
rarely

xiānwèi

鲜味

[鮮味]

umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)

xiānnǎi

鲜奶

[鮮奶]

fresh milk

xiānmíng

鲜明

[鮮明]

(of colors) bright; fresh and clear
clear-cut; distinct

sānxiān

三鲜

[三鮮]

three fresh ingredients (in cooking)

xiānliang

鲜亮

[鮮亮]

bright (color)
vivid

xiānliè

鲜烈

[鮮烈]

fresh and intense
vivid

xiāncài

鲜菜

[鮮菜]

fresh vegetable

xiānhuò

鲜货

[鮮貨]

produce
fresh fruits and vegetables
fresh aquatic food
fresh herbs

xiānyàn

鲜艳

[鮮艷]

bright-colored; gaily-colored

shēngxiān

生鲜

[生鮮]

fresh produce and freshly prepared foods

xiānhuó

鲜活

[鮮活]

vivid; lively
(of food ingredients) live or fresh

xiānhuā

鲜花

[鮮花]

flower
fresh flowers
CL:朵 (duǒ)

xiānměi

鲜美

[鮮美]

delicious
tasty

xiānhóng

鲜红

[鮮紅]

scarlet
bright red

qiǎnxiǎn

浅鲜

[淺鮮]

meager
slight

guāngxiān

光鲜

[光鮮]

bright and neat

xīnxiān

新鲜

[新鮮]

fresh (experience, food etc)
freshness
novel
uncommon

bǎoxiān

保鲜

[保鮮]

to keep fresh

xiānxuè

鲜血

[鮮血]

blood

féixiān

肥鲜

[肥鮮]

fresh and tender (of food)
delicious

Běi Cháoxiǎn

北朝鲜

[北朝鮮]

North Korea

bǎoxiānmó

保鲜膜

[保鮮膜]

plastic wrap
preservative film
cling film

xiǎoxiānròu

小鲜肉

[小鮮肉]

(coll.) teen idol (male)

Xiānchéngduō

鲜橙多

[鮮橙多]

Xianchengduo, Chinese brand of orange-flavored soft drink

xiānpíjiǔ

鲜啤酒

[鮮啤酒]

draft beer
unpasteurized beer

xiānnǎiyóu

鲜奶油

[鮮奶油]

cream
whipped cream

bǎoxiānzhǐ

保鲜纸

[保鮮紙]

plastic wrap
cling wrap
cling film

hǎixiānjiàng

海鲜酱

[海鮮醬]

hoisin sauce (barbecue sauce)
seafood sauce

Nán Cháoxiǎn

南朝鲜

[南朝鮮]

South Korea

Cháoxiǎnyǔ

朝鲜语

[朝鮮語]

Korean language

dìsānxiān

地三鲜

[地三鮮]

dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper

bǎoxiānqī

保鲜期

[保鮮期]

shelf life
freshness date

Cháoxiǎnzú

朝鲜族

[朝鮮族]

Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China)
the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula)

Xiānbēizú

鲜卑族

[鮮卑族]

Xianbei or Xianbi, historic ethnic group of northern nomads

Cháoxiǎnwén

朝鲜文

[朝鮮文]

Korean written language

Cháoxiǎnrén

朝鲜人

[朝鮮人]

North Korean (person)

Cháoxiǎnzhēng

朝鲜筝

[朝鮮箏]

gayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither)

Wèishì Cháoxiǎn

卫氏朝鲜

[衛氏朝鮮]

Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea

Cháoxiǎnbādào

朝鲜八道

[朝鮮八道]

the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea

Cháoxiǎnhétán

朝鲜核谈

[朝鮮核談]

talks on North Korea's nuclear program

Wèimǎn Cháoxiǎn

卫满朝鲜

[衛滿朝鮮]

Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea

débónéngxiǎn

德薄能鲜

[德薄能鮮]

little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修／欧阳修 ( Oūyáng Xiū))

xiānhuóhuòwù

鲜活货物

[鮮活貨物]

live cargo

Cháoxiǎn Hǎixiá

朝鲜海峡

[朝鮮海峽]

Korea Strait
Tsushima Strait (between Japan and Korea)

Cháoxiǎn Rìbào

朝鲜日报

[朝鮮日報]

Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper

Cháoxiǎn Zhànzhēng

朝鲜战争

[朝鮮戰爭]

Korean War (1950-1953)

Cháoxiǎnzìmǔ

朝鲜字母

[朝鮮字母]

hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet
Korean letters

xiānmínggèxìng

鲜明个性

[鮮明個性]

individuality
clear-cut personality

xiānxuèlínlí

鲜血淋漓

[鮮血淋漓]

to be drenched with blood
dripping blood

Cháoxiǎn Tàizōng

朝鲜太宗

[朝鮮太宗]

King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418

lúnkuòxiānmíng

轮廓鲜明

[輪廓鮮明]

sharp image
clear-cut
in bold outline
in sharp relief

Cháoxiǎn Bàndǎo

朝鲜半岛

[朝鮮半島]

Korean Peninsula

qízhìxiānmíng

旗帜鲜明

[旗幟鮮明]

to show one's colors
to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)

xiǎnwéirénzhī

鲜为人知

[鮮為人知]

rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown
secret to all but a few

Lǐshì Cháoxiǎn

李氏朝鲜

[李氏朝鮮]

Joseon, last Korean dynasty (1392-1910)

lüjiànbùxiān

屡见不鲜

[屢見不鮮]

a common occurrence (idiom)

shuòjiànbùxiān

数见不鲜

[數見不鮮]

a common occurrence (idiom)

Cháoxiǎnzǒngdūfǔ

朝鲜总督府

[朝鮮總督府]

Japanese colonial administration of Korea 1910-1945

Cháoxiǎn Láodòngdǎng

朝鲜劳动党

[朝鮮勞動黨]

Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea

zhìdàguóruòpēngxiǎoxiān

治大国若烹小鲜

[治大國若烹小鮮]

ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
effective government requires minimal intervention

xiānhuāchāzàiniúfènshàng

鲜花插在牛粪上

[鮮花插在牛糞上]

lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure
fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)

Cháoxiǎn Zhōngyāng Tōngxùnshè

朝鲜中央通讯社

[朝鮮中央通訊社]

North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)
abbr. to 朝中社 ( Cháozhōngshè)

Yánbiān Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìzhōu

延边朝鲜族自治州

[延邊朝鮮族自治州]

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省 ( Jilín Shěng) in northeast China, capital Yanji City 延吉市 ( Yánji Shì)

Chángbái Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn

长白朝鲜族自治县

[長白朝鮮族自治縣]

Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山 ( Báishān), Jilin

mǐbùyǒuchū,xiǎnkèyǒuzhōng

靡不有初，鲜克有终

[靡不有初，鮮克有終]

almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle

Cháoxiǎn Mínzhǔzhǔyì Rénmín Gònghéguó

朝鲜民主主义人民共和国

[朝鮮民主主義人民共和國]

People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)

Máo Zédōng: Xiānwéirénzhīde Gùshi

毛泽东：鲜为人知的故事

[毛澤東：鮮為人知的故事]

Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎／张戎 ( Zhāng Róng) and Jon Halliday