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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
先 xiān	先 \| 先* \| *先	early / prior / former / in advance / first	HSK 3


咸 xián	咸 \| 咸* \| *咸	all / everyone / each / widespread / harmonious	HSK 4


鹹 xián	鹹 \| 鹹* \| *鹹	salted / salty / stingy / miserly	咸 HSK 4


縣 xiàn	縣 \| 縣* \| *縣	county	县 HSK 5


嫌 xián	嫌 \| 嫌* \| *嫌	to dislike / suspicion / resentment / enmity / abbr. for 嫌犯, criminal suspect	HSK 6


弦 xián	弦 \| 弦* \| *弦	bow string / string of musical instrument / watchspring / chord (segment of curve) / hypotenuse / CL: 根	HSK 6


現 xiàn	現 \| 現* \| *現	to appear / present / now / existing / current	现


西安 Xī'ān	西安 \| 西安* \| *西安	Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省｜陕西省 in northwest China / see 西安區｜西安区


見 xiàn	見 \| 見* \| *見	to appear / also written 現｜现	见


線 xiàn	線 \| 線* \| *線	thread / string / wire / line / CL: 條｜条, 股, 根 / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)	线


限 xiàn	限 \| 限* \| *限	to limit / to restrict / (bound form) limit / bound


仙 xiān	仙 \| 仙* \| *仙	immortal


掀 xiān	掀 \| 掀* \| *掀	to lift (a lid) / to rock / to convulse


纖 xiān	纖 \| 纖* \| *纖	fine / delicate / minute	纤


賢 xián	賢 \| 賢* \| *賢	worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation	贤


鮮 xiān	鮮 \| 鮮* \| *鮮	fresh / bright (in color) / delicious / tasty / delicacy / aquatic foods	鲜


鮮 xiǎn	鮮 \| 鮮* \| *鮮	few / rare	鲜


険 xiǎn	険 \| 険* \| *険	Japanese variant of 險｜险


腺 xiàn	腺 \| 腺* \| *腺	gland


陝西 Shǎnxī	陝西 \| 陝西* \| *陝西	Shaanxi province (Shensi) in northwest China, abbr. 陝｜陕 or 秦, capital Xi'an 西安	陕西


藍田 Lántián	藍田 \| 藍田* \| *藍田	Lantian county in Xi'an 西安, Shaanxi	蓝田


咸 Xián	咸 \| 咸* \| *咸	surname Xian


餡 xiàn	餡 \| 餡* \| *餡	stuffing / forcemeat / filling	馅


銑 xiǎn	銑 \| 銑* \| *銑	shining metal / (old) the 16th of the month (abbreviation used in telegrams)	铣


銛 xiān	銛 \| 銛* \| *銛	fish-spear / sharp	铦


閒 xián	閒 \| 閒* \| *閒	idle / unoccupied / leisure	闲


氙 xiān	氙 \| 氙* \| *氙	xenon (chemistry)


未央 Wèiyāng	未央 \| 未央* \| *未央	Weiyang District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi


獮 xiǎn	獮 \| 獮* \| *獮	to hunt in autumn (archaic)	狝


癎 xián	癎 \| 癎* \| *癎	variant of 癇｜痫, epilepsy


蓮湖區 Liánhú Qū	蓮湖區 \| 蓮湖區* \| *蓮湖區	Lianhu District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi	莲湖区


綫 xiàn	綫 \| 綫* \| *綫	variant of 線｜线	线


鼓樓 gǔlóu	鼓樓 \| 鼓樓* \| *鼓樓	a drum tower / Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc	鼓楼


閑 xián	閑 \| 閑* \| *閑	enclosure / (variant of 閒｜闲) idle / unoccupied / leisure	闲


險 xiǎn	險 \| 險* \| *險	danger / dangerous / rugged	险


霰 xiàn	霰 \| 霰* \| *霰	graupel / snow pellet / soft hail


蜆 xiǎn	蜆 \| 蜆* \| *蜆	basket clam (clam of family Corbiculidae); (esp.) Corbicula leana 真蜆｜真蚬	蚬


碑林 Bēilín	碑林 \| 碑林* \| *碑林	Forest of Steles (museum in Xi'an) / Beilin District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi


羨 xiàn	羨 \| 羨* \| *羨	to envy	羡


顯 xiǎn	顯 \| 顯* \| *顯	to make visible / to reveal / prominent / conspicuous / (prefix) phanero-	显


嫻 xián	嫻 \| 嫻* \| *嫻	elegant / refined / to be skilled at	娴


驪山 Líshān	驪山 \| 驪山* \| *驪山	Mt Li near Xi'an with the tomb of the First Emperor	骊山


銜 xián	銜 \| 銜* \| *銜	bit (of a bridle) / to hold in the mouth / to harbor (feelings) / to link / to accept / rank / title	衔


僩 xiàn	僩 \| 僩* \| *僩	courageous / valiant


撊 xiàn	撊 \| 撊* \| *撊	valiant / wrathful


終南 Zhōngnán	終南 \| 終南* \| *終南	Zhongnan mountains, near Xi'an	终南


陝西省 Shǎnxī Shěng	陝西省 \| 陝西省* \| *陝西省	Shaanxi Province (Shensi) in northwest China, abbr. 陝｜陕 or 秦, capital Xi'an 西安	陕西省


秦始皇陵 Qín Shǐhuánglíng	秦始皇陵 \| 秦始皇陵* \| *秦始皇陵	the tomb of the first emperor at Mt Li 驪山｜骊山 near Xi'an (awaits excavation)


轞 xiàn	轞 \| 轞* \| *轞	vehicle for transporting prisoners


晛 xiàn	晛 \| 晛* \| *晛	to appear (of sun)	𬀪


跣 xiǎn	跣 \| 跣* \| *跣	barefooted


憲 xiàn	憲 \| 憲* \| *憲	statute / constitution	宪


蘚 xiǎn	蘚 \| 蘚* \| *蘚	moss / lichen / moss on damp walls / used erroneously for 蘇｜苏	藓


筅 xiǎn	筅 \| 筅* \| *筅	bamboo brush for utensils


燹 xiǎn	燹 \| 燹* \| *燹	conflagration


躚 xiān	躚 \| 躚* \| *躚	to manner of dancing / to walk around	跹


雁塔區 Yàntǎ Qū	雁塔區 \| 雁塔區* \| *雁塔區	Yanta District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi	雁塔区


忺 xiān	忺 \| 忺* \| *忺	(literary) to want; to desire / (literary) pleased; gratified; happy


秈 xiān	秈 \| 秈* \| *秈	common rice


姺 xiǎn	姺 \| 姺* \| *姺	name of an ancient state


籼 xiān	籼 \| 籼* \| *籼	long-grained rice / same as 秈


錫安 Xī'ān	錫安 \| 錫安* \| *錫安	Zion	锡安


伭 Xián	伭 \| 伭* \| *伭	surname Xian


伭 xián	伭 \| 伭* \| *伭	(literary) cruel; ruthless / (literary) dark red; black


鐘樓 zhōnglóu	鐘樓 \| 鐘樓* \| *鐘樓	bell tower / campanile / clock tower / Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc	钟楼


未央區 Wèiyāng Qū	未央區 \| 未央區* \| *未央區	Weiyang District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi	未央区


長安 Cháng'ān	長安 \| 長安* \| *長安	Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安) capital of China during Tang Dynasty 唐朝 / now 長安區｜长安区, a district of Xi'an	长安


半坡 Bànpō	半坡 \| 半坡* \| *半坡	Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安


撏 xián	撏 \| 撏* \| *撏	to pull out (esp. hair or feathers) / to pick / to pluck / fig. to extract (lines from a text)	挦


纎 xiān	纎 \| 纎* \| *纎	old variant of 纖｜纤


新城區 Xīnchéng Qū	新城區 \| 新城區* \| *新城區	Xincheng District of Xi'an 西安市, Shaanxi / Xincheng District of Hohhot City 呼和浩特市, Inner Mongolia	新城区


憪 xián	憪 \| 憪* \| *憪	composed, contented


癇 xián	癇 \| 癇* \| *癇	epilepsy / insanity	痫


尠 xiǎn	尠 \| 尠* \| *尠	variant of 尟｜鲜	鲜


蹮 xiān	蹮 \| 蹮* \| *蹮	old variant of 躚｜跹


莧 xiàn	莧 \| 莧* \| *莧	amaranth (genus Amaranthus) / Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor) / Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)	苋


睍 xiàn	睍 \| 睍* \| *睍	goggle-eyed	𪾢


大雁塔 Dàyàntǎ	大雁塔 \| 大雁塔* \| *大雁塔	Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an


峴 xiàn	峴 \| 峴* \| *峴	abbr. for 峴首山｜岘首山 / Mt Xianshou in Hubei / steep hill / used in place names	岘


灞橋 Bàqiáo	灞橋 \| 灞橋* \| *灞橋	Baqiao District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi	灞桥


鱻 xiān	鱻 \| 鱻* \| *鱻	fish / old variant of 鮮｜鲜	鲜


鱻 xiǎn	鱻 \| 鱻* \| *鱻	old variant of 鮮｜鲜	鲜


憸 xiān	憸 \| 憸* \| *憸	artful / flattering


尟 xiǎn	尟 \| 尟* \| *尟	variant of 鮮｜鲜	鲜


蚿 xián	蚿 \| 蚿* \| *蚿	millipede


鷴 xián	鷴 \| 鷴* \| *鷴	silver pheasant (Phasianus nycthemerus) / silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade	鹇


灞橋區 Bàqiáo Qū	灞橋區 \| 灞橋區* \| *灞橋區	Baqiao District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi	灞桥区


嶮 xiǎn	嶮 \| 嶮* \| *嶮	precipitous / rugged	崄


諴 xián	諴 \| 諴* \| *諴	to bring into accord / sincerity	𫍯


鍁 xiān	鍁 \| 鍁* \| *鍁	shovel	锨


獻 xiàn	獻 \| 獻* \| *獻	to offer / to present / to dedicate / to donate / to show / to put on display / worthy person (old)	献


絃 xián	絃 \| 絃* \| *絃	variant of 弦 / bow string / string of musical instrument / watch spring / chord (straight line joining two points on a curve) / hypotenuse


繊 xiān	繊 \| 繊* \| *繊	Japanese variant of 纖｜纤


西安事變 Xī'ān Shìbiàn	西安事變 \| 西安事變* \| *西安事變	Xi'an Incident of 12th December 1936 (kidnap of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石｜蒋介石)	西安事变


臨潼 Líntóng	臨潼 \| 臨潼* \| *臨潼	Lintong District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi	临潼


漢獻帝 Hàn Xiàndì	漢獻帝 \| 漢獻帝* \| *漢獻帝	Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓, reigned 189-220, forced to abdicate 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕	汉献帝


啣 xián	啣 \| 啣* \| *啣	variant of 銜｜衔	衔


冼 Xiǎn	冼 \| 冼* \| *冼	surname Xian


嫺 xián	嫺 \| 嫺* \| *嫺	variant of 嫻｜娴	娴


陥 xiàn	陥 \| 陥* \| *陥	Japanese variant of 陷

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