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咸 [xián]
1. (literary) whole, all: ~受其益. 老少~宜.
(whole; all: "Everybody benefits from this. Suitable for old and young alike.")
2. salty, containing a lot of salt; opposed to "淡": ~味. ~盐. ~水湖.
(salty, containing a lot of salt; opposed to "bland": "salty flavor. salty fish. saltwater lake.")
3. pickled with salt: ~肉. ~鱼.
(salted: "salted meat. salted fish.")
4. one of the sixty-four hexagrams, with the trigram "艮" at the bottom and "兌" at the top.
(one of the sixty-four hexagrams. Hexagram 37, "family.")
5. a surname.
(a surname.)
咸 [xián]
1. (verb): to kill; same as the root meaning: (1) kill.
2. (verb): to finish: (2) finish.
3. (verb): to sense: (3) sense.
咸 [xián]
(adv): 1. universally, all: (1) all.
2. together, jointly: (2) together.
咸 [xián]
(adj): 1. general: (1) general.
2. harmonious, concordant: (2) harmonious.
3. peaceful, living in harmony: (3) concord. Examples: 咸平 (peace; tranquility); 咸和 (harmonious; peaceful).
咸 [xián]
(noun): 1. Xianyang (a city located 20 kilometers northwest of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province); the cradle of ancient Chinese culture. In 350 BC, Qin Xiaogong established his capital at Xianyang, with palatial buildings abounding. Burned by the Chu's Xiang Yu in 206 BC, it is abbreviated as Xian.
2. a name of an ancient musical piece: referring to Xianchi.
咸 [xián]
(adj): containing salt (English: salted; salty).
Example: 咸鱼 (salty fish); 咸肉 (salty meat); 咸水 (saltwater); 咸菜 (salted vegetables); 咸泪 (salty tears).