腥 (xīng): fishy (smell)
腥 (xīng) is a Chinese character meaning “fishy (smell).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺼ (semantic) and 星 (phonetic). It ranks #2600 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 腥 meat. Its radical form 肉 (meat) appears in many related characters such as 肉 (ròu, meat), 能 (néng, can), 背 (bèi, the back of a body or object).
Definitions
- fishy (smell)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 血腥adjective | xuè xīng | reeking of blood |
| 血雨腥风 | xuè yǔ xīng fēng | see 腥風血雨|腥风血雨 |
| 腥臭adjective | xīng chòu | fishy and smelly |
| 腥风血雨phrase | xīng fēng xuè yǔ | (lit.) foul wind and bloody rain (idiom) |
| 血腥玛丽 | xuè xīng mǎ lì | Bloody Mary |
| 鱼腥草noun | yú xīng cǎo | chameleon plant |
| 土腥 | tǔ xīng | (of a taste or smell) earthy |
| 偷腥verb | tōu xīng | to cheat on one's spouse |
| 臊腥 | sāo xīng | stench |
| 荤腥noun | hūn xīng | meat and fish |
腥 appears in 10 compound words: 20 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 30 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 腥 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
腥字由15笔画组成，结构很巧妙。
xīng zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .
The character "腥" consists of 15 strokes and features a remarkably ingenious structure.
...别用开水煮,牢记3个技巧,鲜嫩又脆弹,无腥味
. . . bié yòng kāi shuǐ zhǔ , láo jì 3 gè jì qiǎo , xiān nèn yòu cuì dàn , wú xīng wèi
...Don’t boil them in hot water—just follow these 3 tips to keep them tender, crisp, and free of any fishy odor.
...巨星》最致命的双女主羁绊!情感伤痕化为血腥惊悚
. . . jù xīng zuì zhì mìng de shuāng nǚ zhǔ 羁 bàn ! qíng gǎn shāng hén huà wéi xiě xīng jīng 悚
...The Deadliest Bond Between the Two Female Leads in *Superstar*! Emotional Scars Turn into a Bloody Thriller
伊朗年初血腥镇压滥杀平民!川普:美国之后曾向抗议者送...
yī lǎng nián chū xiě xīng zhèn yā làn shā píng mín ! chuān pǔ : měi guó zhī hòu céng xiàng kàng yì zhě sòng . . .
Iran carried out a bloody crackdown and indiscriminately killed civilians earlier this year! Trump: The U.S. later sent aid to the protesters...
春天的菜你吃对了吗?之五鱼腥草
chūn tiān de cài nǐ chī duì le ma ? zhī wǔ yú xīng cǎo
Are You Eating Spring Vegetables the Right Way? Part 5: Houttuynia
林依晨揭17年前脑瘤手术内幕 醒来满嘴血腥味:我离死亡这么近
lín yī chén jiē 1 7 nián qián nǎo liú shǒu shù nèi mù xǐng lái mǎn zuǐ xiě xīng wèi : wǒ lí sǐ wáng zhè má jìn
Ariana Lin Reveals Details of Her Brain Tumor Surgery 17 Years Ago: "I Woke Up with the Taste of Blood in My Mouth—I Was So Close to Death"
因为他认为美剧镜头很血腥，所以他不喜欢看美剧。
Yīnwèi tā rènwéi Měijù jìngtóu hěn xuèxīng, suǒyǐ tā bù xǐhuan kàn Měijù.
Because American dramas are very bloody, he doesn't like watching them.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the ⺼ (meat) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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