㳄 meaning and stroke order

xián

Saliva, spittle

Strokes7
Pinyinxián
ToneTone 2

How to write 㳄, stroke by stroke

7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.

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Meaning of 㳄

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

xiánsecond tone (rising)
  1. variant of 涎[xian2]

How 㳄 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.

氵 gives the meaning and 欠 hints at the sound.

Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.

Characters that contain 㳄

Learning 㳄 makes these easier to recognize and write.

Questions about 㳄

How many strokes are in 㳄?

㳄 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 㳄 mean?

㳄 (xián) means saliva, spittle.

How do you pronounce 㳄?

㳄 is pronounced xián, in the second tone (rising).

What is the radical of 㳄?

The radical of 㳄 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 㳄 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 㳄?

㳄 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 涎, used in mainland China and Singapore.