新(xīn)

HSK 113 strokes

abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]

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Character information

Pinyin
xīn
Meaning
abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]; abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]; surname Xin
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 新 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰亲斤

A freshly chopped 斤 tree 亲

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

亲qīn斤jīn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 新 step by step

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

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Words with 新

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

chuàng创xīn新
HSK 3

to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails

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quán全xīn新
HSK 6

all new; completely new

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xīn新rén人
HSK 6

newcomer; new recruit; fresh talent

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shuā刷xīn新
HSK 7-9

to renovate; to refurbish; to refresh (computer window); to write a new pag…

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zhǎn崭xīn新
HSK 7-9

brand new

Open 崭新 page →
chū出xīn新

to make new advances; to move forwards

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zhōng中xīn新shè社

China News Service (CNS) (abbr. for 中国新闻社)

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tǔ吐gù故nà纳xīn新

lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to g…

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创全人刷崭出中社

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