新

xīn

abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]

abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]; surname Xin; new; newly; meso- (chemistry)

kin (亲) + axe (斤) = new

Cutting into wood with an axe reveals a fresh, bright surface underneath — newness exposed by the blade. The kinship radical 亲 reinforces intimacy with what is freshly revealed.

亲+斤→新
亲CloseSemantic
斤AxeSemantic

我买了一双新鞋,穿着很舒服。

wǒ mǎi le yī shuāng xīn xié , chuān zhe hěn shū fu 。

I bought a new pair of shoes; they are very comfortable to wear.

她刚换了一份新工作,每天都很忙。

tā gāng huàn le yī fèn xīn gōng zuò , měi tiān dōu hěn máng 。

She just switched to a new job and is very busy every day.

Words with 新

新编

xīn biān

to compile anew; new (version)

新城区

xīn chéng qū

Xincheng, a district of Hohhot City 呼和浩特市[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4 Shi4], Inner Mongolia

新奥尔良

xīn ào ěr liáng

New Orleans, Louisiana

新南威尔士

xīn nán wēi ěr shì

New South Wales, southeast Australian state

中新社

zhōng xīn shè

China News Service (CNS) (abbr. for 中國新聞社|中国新闻社[Zhong1 guo2 Xin1 wen2 she4])

新疆生产建设兵团

xīn jiāng shēng chǎn jiàn shè bīng tuán

Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, also known as XPCC or Bingtuan ("the Corps"), a state-owned economic and paramilitary organization in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

新化

xīn huà

see 新化縣|新化县[Xin1 hua4 Xian4]

新郑

xīn zhèng

see 新鄭市|新郑市[Xin1 zheng4 Shi4]

新婚夫妇

xīn hūn fū fù

newly married couple

新文化运动

xīn wén huà yùn dòng

the New Culture Movement (mid-1910s and 1920s), intellectual revolution against Confucianism aiming to introduce Western elements, especially democracy and science

新欢

xīn huān

new flame; new lover

新派

xīn pài

new faction

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