xián

salted

salty; stingy; miserly

weapon (戊) + one stroke (一) + mouth (口) = the sharp, biting taste of salt

戊 is a weapon or axe — something that cuts through and penetrates. A single cut (一) to the mouth (口) leaves a sharp, biting taste: salt.

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这道汤太了,我喝不下去。

zhè dào tāng tài xián le, wǒ hē bù xià qù。

This soup is too salty; I can't drink it.

他做菜总是放很多盐,味道偏

tā zuò cài zǒng shì fàng hěn duō yán, wèi dào piān xián。

He always adds a lot of salt when cooking, so the flavor tends to be salty.

Words with 咸

阮咸

ruǎn xián

see 阮[ruan3]

咸水

xián shuǐ

salt water

咸水妹

xián shuǐ mèi

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

咸水湖

xián shuǐ hú

salt lake

咸津津

xián jīn jīn

nice and salty (taste)

咸津津儿

xián jīn jīn r

erhua variant of 鹹津津|咸津津[xian2 jin1 jin1]

咸海

xián hǎi

Aral Sea

咸淡

xián dàn

salty and unsalty (flavors)

咸涩

xián sè

salty and bitter

咸湿

xián shī

pornographic

咸丝丝

xián sī sī

slightly salty

咸丝丝儿

xián sī sī r

erhua variant of 鹹絲絲|咸丝丝[xian2 si1 si1]

More characters with 戊