腥
xīng
HSK 6
#2,741 most
frequent character
fishy (smell)
adjective
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
腥 combines 月 meat with 星 xīng, which supplies the sound. Raw meat was the first meaning; from it came the smell of raw meat, and then the smell of raw fish, or fishy.
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Example Sentences
这条鱼有点腥。
zhè tiáo yú yǒudiǎn xīng 。
This fish is a bit fishy.
腥味让我不想吃这道菜。
xīngwèi ràng wǒ bùxiǎng chī zhè dào cài 。
The fishy smell makes me not want to eat this dish.
请把腥味的食物放在窗外。
qǐng bǎ xīngwèi de shíwù fàngzài chuāngwài 。
Please put the fishy food outside the window.
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