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Xīn

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Xīn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Xīn | Xin1
English translation
abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 Xīn jiāng [Xīn jiāng] or Singapore 新加坡 Xīn jiā pō [Xīn jiā pō]
new
newly
meso- (chemistry)
new, recent, fresh, modern

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About Xīn

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

Xīn

Contains the radical

jīn

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

A freshly chopped jīn tree  qīn

Etymology of Xīn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

亲斤

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. jīn represents the meaning and Xīn represents the sound. The (wood) component was added later. Based on the original meaning "firewood", now written as xīn . The current meaning "new" is a phonetic loan.

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Example sentences using Xīn

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chūn huí 大地 dà dì ,万象更新 wàn xiàng gēng xīn .

Spring comes round to the earth again and everything looks fresh and gay.

跟随 gēnsuí 鲁珀特, shè chuàn Xīn de 珍宝 zhēn bǎo 足迹 zú jì !

Follow Rupert as he picks up a new treasure trail!

shuì dòng Xīn 建筑 jiànzhù 只是 zhǐ shì 仿 fǎng 古典 gǔdiǎn 传统 chuántǒng .

He said that the new building merely aped the classical traditions.

音乐 yīnyuè Jiào Shī Jiào 他们 tā men 用和声演唱 yǎn chàng zhè shǒu Xīn .

The singing teacher taught them to harmonise the new song.

bèi Xīn lái de 厂长 chǎng zhǎng chǎo le 鱿鱼 yóu yú .

He was fired by the newly - appointed director.

Words with Xīn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Xīn new Xīn
重新 chóngxīn again重新 chóngxīn
新闻 xīnwén news新聞
新华社 Xīn huá shè Xinhua News Agency新華社
创新 chuàngxīn innovation創新
最新 zuì xīn latest最新 zuì xīn
新鲜 xīnxiān freshness新鮮
新浪 Xīn làng Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company新浪 Xīn làng
全新 quán xīn all new全新 quán xīn
新年 xīn nián New Year新年 xīn nián
新娘 xīnniáng bride新娘 xīnniáng
更新 gēngxīn to renew更新 gēngxīn
新人 xīn rén newcomer新人 xīn rén
新型 xīn xíng new type新型 xīn xíng
新疆 Xīn jiāng Xinjiang新疆 Xīn jiāng
清新 Qīng xīn Qingxin county in Qingyuan 清远 Qīng yuǎn , Guangdong清新 Qīng xīn
新生 xīn shēng new新生 xīn shēng
新华网 Xīn huá Wǎng Xinhua News Network新華網
新加坡 Xīn jiā pō Singapore新加坡 Xīn jiā pō
新增 xīn zēng newly added新增 xīn zēng
新泽西 Xīn zé xī New Jersey, US state新澤西
新年快乐 xīn nián kuài lè Happy New Year!新年快樂
新郎 xīnláng groom新郎 xīnláng
崭新 zhǎnxīn brand new嶄新
新闻发布会 xīn wén fā bù huì news conference新聞發布會

Xīn Decomposition & Compounds

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Xīn Decomposition

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Xīn Compounds

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