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xīn

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xīn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xīn | xin1
English translation
fragrant, aromatic

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About xīn

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Number of strokes

20

Traditional form

xīn

Contains the radical

xiāng

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

incense

Etymology of xīn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

殸香

Semantic compound

xiāng

Phonetic compound

qìng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xiāng represents the meaning and qìng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using xīn

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凉爽 liáng shuǎng de 气候 qìhòu ,馨香 xīn xiāng de 气息 qì xī , 炎炎 yán yán 夏日 xià rì zǒu 一趟杉林溪,真的 ràng rén 心旷神怡 xīn kuàng shén yí .

Cool climate and fragrant odors. It's a perfect summer getaway.

觉得 juéde 扮演 bànyǎn 少年 shào nián 探春 de 演员 yǎnyuán 张馨予 hěn 漂亮 piàoliang .

Zhangxinyu who played Tanchun in juvenile is so beautiful.

zài 纽扣 niǔ kòu 孔上 pèi le duǒ 白色 bái sè 康乃馨 kāng nǎi xīn .

He had a white carnation in his buttonhole.

新郎 xīnláng 男傧相 nán bīn xiàng de 钮孔 shǎng dōu Dài le duǒ 白色 bái sè de 康乃馨 kāng nǎi xīn .

The bridegroom and the best man wore white carnations in their buttonholes.

de kòu dòng shǎng le duǒ 红色 hóng sè 康乃馨 kāng nǎi xīn .

A carnation having pale petals bordered by a darker color.

Words with xīn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
温馨 wēn xīn comfort溫馨
xīn fragrant xīn
康乃馨 kāng nǎi xīn carnation or clove pink康乃馨 kāng nǎi xīn
馨香 xīn xiāng fragrance馨香 xīn xiāng

xīn Decomposition & Compounds

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