辛(xīn)

HSK 57 strokes

surname Xin

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
xīn
Meaning
surname Xin
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 辛 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿱立十

A hot iron used to brand prisoners and slaves

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

立lì十shí

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 辛 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 辛

Common words using 辛 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xīn辛kǔ苦
HSK 5

exhausting

Open 辛苦 page →
jiān艰xīn辛
HSK 7-9

hardships

Open 艰辛 page →
xīn辛qín勤
HSK 7-9

hardworking; industrious

Open 辛勤 page →
xīn辛suān酸
HSK 7-9

pungent (taste)

Open 辛酸 page →
wǔ五xīn辛

see 五荤

Open 五辛 page →
lì利xīn辛

see 利辛县

Open 利辛 page →
dì帝xīn辛

Emperor Xin, last ruler of Shang (11th Century BC), famous as a tyrant

Open 帝辛 page →
xì细xīn辛

Manchurian wild ginger (family Asarum)

Open 细辛 page →

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苦艰勤酸五利帝细

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