Keyword
saliva
- Frequency
- #4212
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
xián
Mnemonic
氵 (water) gives the meaning and 延 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
垂涎
to drool; to salivate; (fig.) to covet; to desire greedily
涎
saliva
垂涎三尺
to drool (over) (idiom); to yearn for; to covet; to crave
垂涎欲滴
to drool with desire (idiom); to envy; to hunger for
龙涎香
ambergris
流涎
(literary) to salivate; to drool; (fig.) to crave sth hungrily
馋涎欲滴
lit. to drool with desire (idiom); fig. to hunger for; greedy
涎沫
spittle