| 咸 | xián | salted; salty; stingy; miserly; all; everyone; each; widespread; harmonious; surname Xian |
| 咸丰 | Xián fēng | reign name of Qing emperor (1850-1861); Xianfeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州, Hubei |
| 咸阳 | Xián yáng | Xiányáng prefecture level city in Shǎnxī 陕西 |
| 咸菜 | xián cài | salted vegetables; pickles |
| 咸海 | Xián Hǎi | Aral Sea |
| 咸水 | xián shuǐ | salt water; brine |
| 咸淡 | xián dàn | salty and unsalty (flavors); degree of saltiness; brackish (water) |
| 咸宁 | Xián níng | Xianning prefecture level city in Hubei |
| 咸安区 | Xián ān qū | Xian'an district of Xianning city 咸宁市, Hubei |
| 咸宁地区 | Xián níng dì qū | Xianning prefecture in Hubei |
| 咸宁市 | Xián níng shì | Xianning prefecture level city in Hubei |
| 咸兴 | xián xīng | Hamhung, North Korea |
| 咸兴市 | xián xīng shì | Hamhung, North Korea |
| 咸丰县 | Xián fēng xiàn | Xianfeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州, Hubei |
| 咸镜 | Xián jìng | Hamgyeongdo Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸镜北道 and South Hamgyeong Province 咸镜南道 of North Korea |
| 咸镜北道 | Xián jìng běi dào | North Hamgyeong Province in northeast of North Korea, capital Chongjin 清津市 |
| 咸镜道 | Xián jìng dào | Hamgyeongdo Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸镜北道 and South Hamgyeong Province 咸镜南道 of North Korea |
| 咸阳地区 | Xián yáng dì qū | Xianyang prefecture, Shaanxi |
| 咸阳市 | Xián yáng shì | Xiányáng prefecture level city in Shǎnxī 陕西 |
| 咸阳桥 | Xián yáng qiáo | Xianyang bridge |
| 老少咸宜 | lǎo shào xián yí | suitable for young and old |
| 阮咸 | ruǎn xián | ancient Chinese stringed instrument |
| 咸水妹 | xián shuǐ mèi | lit. saltwater sisters, Cantonese prostitutes |
| 咸水湖 | xián shuǐ hú | salt lake |
| 咸津津 | xián jīn jīn | nice and salty (taste) |
| 咸津津儿 | xián jīn jīnr | erhua variant of 咸津津, nice and salty (taste) |
| 咸涩 | xián sè | salty and bitter; acerbic |
| 咸丝丝 | xián sī sī | slightly salty |
| 咸丝丝儿 | xián sī sīr | erhua variant of 咸丝丝, slightly salty |
| 咸肉 | xián ròu | bacon; salt-cured meat |
| 咸猪手 | xián zhū shǒu | pervert (esp. one who gropes women in public) |
| 咸镜南道 | Xián jìng nán dào | South Hamgyeong Province 함경남도 of east North Korea |
| 咸鱼 | xián yú | salted fish |
| 咸鸭蛋 | xián yā dàn | salted duck egg |
| 咸盐 | xián yán | salt (colloquial); table salt |
