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Xīn

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Xīn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Xīn | Xin1
English translation
surname Xin
(of taste) hot or pungent
hard
laborious
suffering
eighth in order
eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shí tiān gān [shí tiān gān]
letter "H" or roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
octa
bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem

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About Xīn

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Number of strokes

7

Radical frequency

36

Traditional form

Xīn

Contains the radical

Xīn

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

A hot iron used to brand prisoners and slaves

Etymology of Xīn

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

立十

Explanation

Pictograph of a chisel-like tool used to tattoo the face of criminals as punishment (see Hēi ).

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Example sentences using Xīn

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今天 jīntiān 你们 nǐ men gòu 辛苦 xīnkǔ le .

You've really done a hard day's work.

你们 nǐ men péi 我们 wǒmen 参观 cānguān ,辛苦 xīnkǔ le .

You must be tired taking us around.

辛楣 恍然大悟 huǎngrándàwù dào : zhè shì hōng 小孩子 xiǎo hái zi de 咖啡 kāfēi 方糖 fāng táng ——

" That's coffee candy to cajole children with,'said Hsin - mei , suddenly understanding.

yòng 颜料 yán liào piān 配制 pèi zhì de yóu 朱其 Píng 泽度 透明性着色 zhuó sè Xīn ǎi .

With paint film confecting envirogluvtm its gloss, transparency and tinting strength.

这个 zhè ge 时候 shíhou ,托马 Xīn nuò 老头子 lǎo tóu zi 似乎 sìhū 忙得不开支 kāizhī , hěn shǎo péi 他们 tā men .

About this time Don Tommasino seemed to be preoccupied and poor company.

Words with Xīn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
辛苦 xīnkǔ hard辛苦 xīnkǔ
Xīn hard Xīn
艰辛 jiān xīn hardships艱辛
辛普森 Xīn pǔ sēn Simpson (name)辛普森 Xīn pǔ sēn
辛勤 xīnqín hardworking辛勤 xīnqín
辛辛苦苦 xīn xīn kǔ kǔ painstakingly辛辛苦苦 xīn xīn kǔ kǔ
辛酸 xīn suān bitter辛酸 xīn suān
辛辛那提 Xīn xīn nà tí Cincinnati, Ohio辛辛那提 Xīn xīn nà tí
辛辣 xīn là spicy hot (taste)辛辣 xīn là
辛劳 xīn láo laborious辛勞
千辛万苦 qiān xīn wàn kǔ with difficulty千辛萬苦
辛格 Xīn gé Singh (name)辛格 Xīn gé
辛亥革命 Xīn hài Gé mìng Xinhai Revolution (1911), which ended the Qing Dynasty辛亥革命 Xīn hài Gé mìng
赫尔辛基 Hè ěr xīn jī Helsinki (Swedish Helsingfors), capital of Finland赫爾辛基
施瓦辛格 Shī wǎ xīn gé Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-), US actor and politician, governor of California 2003-2011施瓦辛格 Shī wǎ xīn gé
奥斯威辛 Aò sī wēi xīn Auschwitz (concentration camp)奧斯威辛
基辛格 Jī xīn gé Henry Kissinger (1923-), US academic and politician, Secretary of State 1973-1977基辛格 Jī xīn gé
含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ to bear one's cross含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ

Xīn Decomposition & Compounds

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Xīn Decomposition

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Xīn Compounds

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  • Xīn
    • zǎi
      • , zài ,
        • niè
      • , , , , , , , , , , bāi , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , bèi , , , 鷿, ,
      • chí , , ,
    • xuē
      • niè
      • niè , ,
    • biàn , , , biàn , biàn , bàn , xīn , , xīng , shēn , yǎn , , , , , , , , , , bàn , , , , , biàn , biàn , xīn ,
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