腥

xīng

adjective HSK 7 #17,479

Meanings

Zhè tiáo yú yǒudiǎn xīng.

This fish smells a bit fishy.

Yòng jiāng kěyǐ qù xīng.

You can use ginger to remove the fishy smell.

usage

腥 describes the raw, fishy smell of seafood or meat. 去腥 (to remove the fishy smell) is a common cooking term. 血腥 (xuèxīng) means 'bloody/gory'.

memory

腥 = 月(meat radical) + 星(star/xīng). The meat radical tells you it's about meat/fish, and 星 gives the pronunciation.

腥 xīng