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xīn

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xīn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xīn | xin1
English translation
happy
delighted, happy, joyous

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About xīn

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

xīn

Contains the radical

qiàn

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

lack

Etymology of xīn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

斤欠

Semantic compound

qiàn

Phonetic compound

jīn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. qiàn represents the meaning and jīn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using xīn

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ruò dǒng 英文 Yīng wén Shī 韵律 yùn lǜ , jiù 无法 wú fǎ 欣赏 xīnshǎng 英文诗.

You can't appreciate English poetry unless you understand its rhythm.

欣赏 xīnshǎng de 目光 mùguāng kān zhāo 那个 nà ge 修剪 xiū jiǎn ǎi shù de 健壮 jiàn zhuàng de 年轻人 nián qīng rén .

She looked with appreciative eyes at the powerful young man clipping the hedge.

Líng rén 欣慰 xīnwèi de shì ,染上 rǎn shàng bìng de 风险 fēngxiǎn .

The good news: The risk is extremely low.

欣然 xīn rán Wén le Wén bēi de 绿茶 lǜ chá 香味 xiāng wèi .

He sniffed the green tea in the cup appreciably.

油画 yóu huà yāo zài 一定 yīdìng de 距离 jùlí wài 欣赏 xīnshǎng .

Oil painting is to be appreciated at a distance.

Words with xīn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
欣赏 xīnshǎng to enjoy欣賞
欣慰 xīnwèi to be gratified欣慰 xīnwèi
xīn happy xīn
欣喜 xīn xǐ happy欣喜 xīn xǐ
欣然 xīn rán gladly欣然 xīn rán
欣喜若狂 xīn xǐ ruò kuáng to be wild with joy (idiom)欣喜若狂 xīn xǐ ruò kuáng
欢欣鼓舞 huān xīn gǔ wǔ elated and excited (idiom); overjoyed歡欣鼓舞
欣欣向荣 xīnxīnxiàngróng thriving欣欣向榮
欢欣 huān xīn elated歡欣
李嘉欣 Lǐ Jiā xīn Michele Monique Reis (1970-) actress, model and former Miss Hong Kong & Miss Chinese International李嘉欣 Lǐ Jiā xīn
欣弗 Xīn fú brand name of an antibiotic injection blamed for a number of deaths in 2006欣弗 Xīn fú

xīn Decomposition & Compounds

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xīn Decomposition

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xīn Compounds

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