涎

㳄
xián
#3,762 most
frequent character
variant of 涎[xian2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

涎 combines 氵 water with the sound 延 yán. It first meant saliva and spit, and that is still its meaning.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

涎xián
saliva

Homophones

HSK 4
咸xián
salty
HSK 6
嫌xián
to dislike, suspicion, resentment
HSK 6
弦xián
bow string, string of musical instrument
闲xián
not busy, idle, unoccupied, leisure
贤xián
worthy or virtuous person

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