新 (xīn): new, abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆, abbr. for Singapore 新加坡, surname Xin
新 (xīn) is a Chinese character meaning “new.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亲 (structural) and 斤 (structural). It ranks #161 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 新 a freshly chopped 斤 tree 亲. Its radical form 斤 (axe) appears in many related characters such as 斤 (jīn, catty), 断 (duàn, to break), 斥 (chì, to blame).
Definitions
- new
- abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆
- abbr. for Singapore 新加坡
- surname Xin
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA freshly chopped 斤 tree 亲
Decomposition: ⿰亲斤 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 新
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 重新adverb | chóng xīn | again | 4 |
| 新闻noun | xīn wén | news | 3 |
| 新鲜adjective | xīn xiān | fresh (experience, food etc) | 3 |
| 新娘noun | xīn niáng | bride | 5 |
| 全新adjective | quán xīn | all new | 5 |
| 新年noun | xīn nián | New Year | 3 |
| 新人noun | xīn rén | newcomer | 5 |
| 新郎noun | xīn láng | bridegroom | 5 |
| 崭新adjective | zhǎn xīn | brand new | 6 |
| 更新verb | gēng xīn | to replace the old with new | 5 |
| 创新verb/noun | chuàng xīn | to bring forth new ideas | 5 |
| 新型adjective | xīn xíng | new type | 5 |
| 新款noun | xīn kuǎn | new style | 6 |
| 新颖adjective | xīn yǐng | lit. new bud | 6 |
| 新能源noun | xīn néng yuán | new energy | 6 |
| 新媒体noun | xīn méi tǐ | new media (digital media, as contrasted with traditional media) | 6 |
| 新兴adjective | xīn xīng | (of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising | 6 |
| 高新技术adjective | gāo xīn jì shù | high tech | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最新adjective | zuì xīn | latest |
| 新泽西proper-noun | xīn zé xī | New Jersey, US state |
| 新生 | xīn shēng | new |
| 清新adjective | qīng xīn | fresh and clean |
| 新奥尔良 | xīn ào ěr liáng | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 新婚verb | xīn hūn | newly married |
| 新手 | xīn shǒu | new hand |
| 改过自新phrase | gǎi guò zì xīn | to reform and start afresh (idiom) |
| 新兵noun | xīn bīng | (military) raw recruit |
| 新星noun | xīn xīng | (astronomy) nova |
| 新西兰 | xīn xī lán | New Zealand |
| 新奇adjective | xīn qí | novel |
| 焕然一新phrase | huàn rán yī xīn | to look completely new (idiom) |
| 新任adjective | xīn rèn | newly-appointed |
| 新生儿 | xīn shēng ér | newborn baby |
新 appears in 117 compound words: 68 as the first character, 30 as the last, and 2 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 新 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (45)
Showing 12 of 45 idioms containing 新.
Example Sentences
新年快到了，大家都在忙着准备年货和装饰家里。
Xīnnián kuài dào le, dàjiā dōu zài mángzhe zhǔnbèi niánhuò hé zhuāngshì jiā lǐ.
The New Year is coming soon, and everyone is busy preparing New Year goods and decorating their homes.
...0株蝴蝶兰凑在一起干什么?世界花卉大观园新春..
. . . zhū 蝴 蝶 lán còu zài yī qǐ gān shén má ? shì jiè huā huì dà guàn yuán xīn chūn . .
(GROANS) .0 Phalaenopsis orchids together to do what? World Flower Gardens New Year...
这场新春之约,让更多家庭感受到浓浓暖意
zhè chǎng xīn chūn zhī yāo , ràng gēng duō jiā tíng gǎn shòu dào nóng nóng nuǎn yì
This New Year's date will make more families feel the warmth.
首次举办新春市集,大学路迎来“最热闹的春节”
shǒu cì jǔ bàn xīn chūn shì jí , dà xué lù yíng lái zuì rè nào de chūn jié
The first ever Lunar New Year's Market, "The Most Bustling Chinese New Year" on University Avenue.
浙江省政府批复同意!宁波一大学将设新学院
zhè jiāng shěng zhèng fǔ pī fù tóng yì ! nìng bō yī dà xué jiāng shè xīn xué yuàn
Zhejiang Provincial Government Approved and Agreed! A university in Ningbo will set up a new college
新春走基层·驻外记者回乡手记丨在中国,感受...
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng zhù wài jì zhě huí xiāng shǒu jì 丨 zài zhōng guó , gǎn shòu . . .
The new year's journey to the grassroots level - foreign correspondents back to their hometowns handbook 丨 in China, feel the ...
你的新电脑运行得好吗？
Nǐ de xīn diànnǎo yùnxíng de hǎo ma?
Does your new computer run well?
我的新髮型是不是很奇怪？
Wǒ de xīn fàxíng shìbùshì hěn qíguài?
Is my new hair style funny?
可以把新地址告诉我吗？
Kěyǐ bǎ xīn dìzhǐ gàosu wǒ ma?
Please let me know your new address.
你可以帮我更新这份资料吗？
Nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ gēngxīn zhè fèn zīliào ma?
Could I get you to update this data for me?
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