| xiān | fresh |
| xiǎn | few/rare |
| 鲜 | fresh bright (in color) delicious |
| 鲜为人知 | rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown secret to all but a few |
| 鲜丽 | floridity; floridness; floridiness |
| 鲜亮 | vivid; shining bright |
| 鲜卑 | Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples |
| 鲜卑族 | Xianbei or Xianbi, historic ethnic group of northern nomads |
| 鲜味 | umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery) |
| 鲜啤 | Draft beer. |
| 鲜奶 | raw milk; fresh milk; household milk; market milk; fluid milk; liquid milk |
| 鲜奶油栗子蛋糕 | a fresh cream chestnut cake |
| 鲜奶油草莓 | strawberries with fresh cream |
| 鲜妍 | vivid |
| 鲜嫩 | fresh and tender |
| 鲜明 | bright clear-cut distinct |
| 鲜明个性 | individuality clear-cut personality |
| 鲜明的 | lively; sharp-cut; vivid; bright; luminous; unambivalent; high-colored; laete; eidetic; slashing |
| 鲜有 | rarely have |
| 鲜果 | fresh fruit; fresh cherry |
| 鲜活 | live and or fresh (of food ingredients) |
| 鲜活货物 | live cargo |