新鲜
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 3
新鲜 (xīnxiān) · fresh
新鲜 (xīnxiān) means “fresh; new”. It is written with 2 characters: 新 (new) + 鲜 (fresh). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 新鲜 is built
The characters
新 xīn · new
What 新 is made of
- 亲qīn — relatives
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 立lì — to stand
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — down
Origin hint: A freshly chopped 斤 tree 亲 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
鲜 xiān · fresh
What 鲜 is made of
- 鱼yú — fish
- ⺈ — top shape
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 土tǔ — earth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 鱼 gives the meaning, 羊 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这些水果很新鲜。Zhèxiē shuǐguǒ hěn xīnxiān.This fruit is very fresh.
早上的空气很新鲜。Zǎoshang de kōngqì hěn xīnxiān.The air is fresh in the morning.
Questions about 新鲜
What does 新鲜 mean?
新鲜 (xīnxiān) means “fresh; new”.
How do you pronounce 新鲜?
新鲜 is pronounced xīnxiān.
Which HSK level is 新鲜?
新鲜 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 新年xīnniánNew Year
- 重新chóngxīnagain
- 新闻xīnwénnews
- 创新chuàngxīninnovation
- 新郎xīnlángbridegroom
- 新娘xīnniángbride
- 新型xīnxíngnew type
- 更新gēngxīnto update
- 日新月异rìxīnyuèyìchanging with each passing day
- 新陈代谢xīnchéndàixièmetabolism
Learn 新鲜 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.