| xián | surname Xian |
| xián | all/everyone |
| xián | salted/salty |
| 咸 | surname Xian |
| 咸丝丝 | slightly salty |
| 咸丝丝儿 | erhua variant of 鹹絲絲|咸丝丝, slightly salty |
| 咸丰 | reign name of Qing emperor (1850-1861) Xianfeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州 |
| 咸丰县 | Xianfeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州 |
| 咸兴 | Hamhung, North Korea |
| 咸兴市 | Hamhung, North Korea |
| 咸宁 | Xianning prefecture level city in Hubei |
| 咸宁地区 | Xianning prefecture in Hubei |
| 咸宁市 | Xianning prefecture level city in Hubei |
| 咸安区 | Xian'an district of Xianning city 咸寧市|咸宁市 |
| 咸水 | salt water brine |
| 咸水妹 | lit. saltwater sisters, Cantonese prostitutes |
| 咸水湖 | salt lake |
| 咸水鱼 | saltwater fish |
| 咸津津 | nice and salty (taste) |
| 咸津津儿 | erhua variant of 鹹津津|咸津津, nice and salty (taste) |
| 咸海 | Aral Sea |
| 咸涩 | salty and bitter acerbic |
| 咸淡 | salty and unsalty (flavors) degree of saltiness brackish (water) |