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CHINESE CHARACTER

xīn

新

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new

Numbered pinyin
xin1
English meanings
new, fresh, up-to-date

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 亲; right 斤.

  • Left

    亲
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    • Top

      立
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    • Bottom

      ⿻
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  • Right

    斤
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    • Outside

      厂
    • Inside

      下
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      • Top

        一
      • Bottom

        卜
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰亲斤

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我mǎi买le了yī一jiàn件xīn新yīfu衣服。

    I bought a new dress.

  2. 02

    xīn新lái来de的lǎoshī老师hěn很niánqīng年轻。

    The new teacher is young.

  3. 03

    xīn新de的yī一nián年kāishǐ开始le了。

    A new year has begun.

  4. 04

    zhè这gè个shǒujī手机shì是xīn新de的。

    This phone is new.

  5. 05

    xīn新péngyou朋友hěn很rèqíng热情。

    The new friend is very warm.

  6. 06

    huàn换le了xīn新huánjìng环境。

    Moved to a new environment.

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  • 全新
  • 创新
  • 刷新
  • 崭新
  • 新人
  • 新兴
  • 新型
  • 新奇
  • 新娘
  • 新年
  • 新式
  • 新房
  • 新手
  • 新款
  • 新潮
  • 新生
  • 新郎
  • 新闻
  • 新陈代谢
  • 新颖
  • 新鲜
  • 日新月异
  • 更新
  • 清新
  • 耳目一新
  • 记忆犹新
  • 重新
  • 革新
  • 高新技术