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新

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new; newly; meso- (chemistry)

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HSK 3.0
Level 1
Old HSK
Level 2
Strokes
13
Radical
斤 +9
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
新
Common rank
#83
Unicode
U+65B0

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Formation & memory

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How 新 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A freshly chopped 斤 tree 亲

Components 亲 斤

How to remember it

new · Heisig RSH #1189

亲 relatives + tomahawk

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 新

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
新年 xīn nián New Year; CL:個|个[ge4]
大新县 Dà xīn Xiàn Daxin, a county in Chongzuo City 崇左市[Chong2 zuo3 Shi4], Guangxi
新市区 Xīn shì Qū Xinshi District of Ürümqi, Xinjiang; Sinshih District of Tainan, Taiwan
新中国 Xīn Zhōng guó New China (post-1949 China)
新生儿 xīn shēng ér newborn baby; neonate
新化县 Xīn huà Xiàn Xinhua, a county in Loudi City 婁底市|娄底市[Lou2 di3 Shi4], Hunan
新天地 Xīn tiān dì Xintiandi (shopping, eating and entertainment district of Shanghai)
新金县 Xīn jīn xiàn Xinjin county in Liaoning
大新 Dà xīn see 大新縣|大新县[Da4 xin1 Xian4]
安新县 Ān xīn Xiàn Anxin, a county in Baoding City 保定市[Bao3 ding4 Shi4], Hebei
新安县 Xīn ān Xiàn Xin'an, a county in Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luo4 yang2 Shi4], Henan
新会区 Xīn huì Qū Xinhui, a district of Jiangmen City 江門市|江门市[Jiang1 men2 Shi4], Guangdong
新人 xīn rén newcomer; new recruit; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; newlywed couple; bride and …
新县 Xīn Xiàn Xin County or Xinxian, a county in Xinyang City 信陽市|信阳市[Xin4 yang2 Shi4], Henan
新山 Xīn shān Johor Bahru (city in Malaysia)
新市 Xīn shì see 新市區|新市区[Xin1 shi4 Qu1]
新平县 Xīn píng Xiàn see 新平彝族傣族自治縣|新平彝族傣族自治县[Xin1 ping2 Yi2 zu2 Dai3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
新生 xīn shēng new; newborn; emerging; nascent; rebirth; regeneration; new life; new student
新马 Xīn Mǎ Singapore and Malaysia (abbr. for 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1] + 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4])
新出生 xīn chū shēng newly born