FRESH    新鮮鮮

RECENTLY HARVESTED AND EXCELLENT FOR EATING.
NEWLY PICKEDGARDEN-FRESHCRISPUNWILTEDRAWNATURALUNPROCESSED
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for freshness is xiān 鮮 (ant. fǔ 腐 "gone off, rotten"). 2. Shēng 生 (ant. shú 熟 "cooked") refers to something that has not undergone any form of cooking and remains entirely free from treatment with heat. 3. Xīn 新 (ant. chén 陳 "stale") refers to something that is fresh and new and still at its best, not having gone off, and not having starting the process of rotting away.
Modern Chinese Criteria
新鮮 新穎 鮮 清新 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
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Hypernym
  • RECENT　PAST AND NOT DISTANT. (anc: 5/0, child: 1)
  • PAST　PERIOD BEFORE NOW. (anc: 4/0, child: 5)
  • TIME　ABSTRACT OBJECT that all EVENTS ARE-IN. (anc: 3/0, child: 11)
  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 440

    • Words (5 items)

    新  xīn OC: siŋ MC: sin 9 Attributions

    Xīn 新 (ant. chén 陳 "stale") refers to something that is fresh and new and still at its best, not having gone off, and not having starting the process of rotting away.

      Syntactic words
    • nabfeaturefreshness
    • nmsubj=nonhumanfresh things (offerings); fresh fruit, fresh crop
    • vadNfresh, new (grain)
    鮮  xiān OC: sen MC: siɛn 8 Attributions

    The current general word for freshness is xiān 鮮 (ant. fǔ 腐 "gone off, rotten").

      Syntactic words
    • nabstativebeing fresh
    • nsubjectfresh edible things, fresh food
    • vadNfresh
    • vibe fresh, pure, and new, unstale
    • vichangeturn fresh
    • vifigurativeaesthetically fresh and transparent; translucent and clearCH
    生  shēng OC: sraaŋ MC: ʂɣaŋ 6 Attributions

    Shēng 生 (ant. shú 熟 "cooked") refers to something that has not undergone any form of cooking and remains entirely free from treatment with heat.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNfresh, new; uncooked
    • vibe fresh
    爽  shuǎng MC: srjangX OC: -- 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • v[adN]figurativefresh vivacious energiesCH
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      Syntactic words
    • v[adN]figurativefresh vivacious energiesCH