咸 (xián): salty

Meanings

Zhège tāng tài xián le.

This soup is too salty.

Wǒ bù xǐhuan chī xián de dōngxi.

I don't like eating salty things.

Xián yādàn shì Zhōngguó de chuántǒng shípǐn.

Salted duck egg is a traditional Chinese food.

culture

Chinese cuisine has five basic flavors: 酸 (suān, sour), 甜 (tián, sweet), 苦 (kǔ, bitter), 辣 (là, spicy), and 咸 (xián, salty).

咸鱼翻身 xián yú fān shēn

a salted fish turns over

idiom: unexpected comeback, "even a salted fish can flip"

咸 xián