Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "辛", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "辛", and master the standard way of writing the character "辛".
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辛 [xīn]
1. Hot; spicy; pungent.
辣:~辣。五~。
2. Hardship; toil; labor.
劳苦,艰难:~苦。~劳。
3. Sadness; grief.
悲伤:~酸。
4. The eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems, used as a pattern for the eighth position.
天干的第八位,用于作顺序第八的代称:~亥革命。
5. A surname.
姓。
辛 [xīn] (as a noun)
- Original Meaning: Major crime.
- Etymology: Pictograph. According to oracle bone inscriptions, it resembles an ancient execution knife.
1. Same as the original meaning (crime).
2. Pungent vegetables such as garlic and onion.
3. The eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems matched with the Earthly Branches, used to denote years, months, and days.
4. Name of the Shang Emperor (Xin).
5. A surname.
辛 [xīn] (as an adjective)
1. Spicy; hot (in taste or flavor).
2. Hard; laborious; toil; arduous.
3. Painful; sad.
4. Aching.
Additional generations:
- Spicy: pain cried out, symbol of a sinner.
- Romantic and bitter emotions, involved in hardship.
辛 [xīn] (as a noun)
- Original Meaning: Major crime.
- Etymology: Pictograph resembling an ancient execution knife.
1. Equivalent to major crime.
2. Pungent vegetables like garlic and onion.
3. The eighth Heavenly Stem.
4. Name of the Shang Emperor.
5. A surname.
辛 [xīn] (as an adjective)
1. Spicy; hot in flavor.
2. Laborious; hard work; difficult.
3. Painful; sad.
4. Aching.
go through much suffering / drain the cup of bitterness to the dregs / go through many hardships / have gone through all kinds of hardships and difficulties