xián

common
noun

Meaning of

涎 means saliva; spit; drool. Pronounced xián.

  • saliva; spit; drool

Character Info

Radical
Strokes8
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

kàn
dào
měi
shí
jiù
chuí
xián
sān
chǐ
 

He was so greedy for the delicious food that his mouth watered.

Xiǎo
hái
kǒu
jiǎo
liú
xián
 
néng
shì
zhǎng
le
 

The child is drooling at the corner of his mouth, probably teething.

Zhè
dào
hóng
shāo
ròu
ràng
rén
kàn
le
jiù
xián
shuǐ
zhí
liú
 

Looking at this braised pork makes one's mouth water nonstop.

Chán
xián
shì
xíng
róng
rén
fēi
cháng
xiǎng
chī
mǒu
yàng
dōng
xi西
 

"Chán xián yù dī" describes someone who is extremely eager to eat something.

Māo
wén
dào
xīng
wèi
jiù
liú
xián
lái
 

The cat started drooling when it smelled the fishy smell.