Memory phrase for the character: 新

新

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Meaning

new, newly, recent

Pronunciation

xīn

Explanation

 Left: parents 亲 (They stand 立 in the tree 木 and supervise.), right: axe 斤

Mnemonic
 
Out of a standing tree, the axe makes something new.

Radicals

亲 parentsTraditionally, this character was: 親, thus: "Who is standing 立 in a tree 木 and is watching 見 out (for the kids)? - The parents!" - Now, the parents only stand in the tree.
立 standA person with wide hips 六 stands upright on the ground 一.
木 tree
斤 axeImage of an axe, probably with the handle on the right.




 Vocabulary

新军 xīn jūn  new army
维新 wéi xīn  a reformation; a political renewal
新陈代谢 xīn chén dài xiè  metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom)
新郎 xīn láng  bridegroom; groom
新禧 xīn xǐ  Happy New Year!
新颖 xīn yǐng  lit. new bud; fig. new and original
焕然一新 huàn rán yī xīn  to look completely new (idiom); brand new; changed beyond recognition
新式拚法 xīn shì pīn fǎ  new spelling (linguistics)
崭新 zhǎn xīn  brand new
新奥尔晾 Xīn Ào ěr liàng  New Orleans
新奥尔晾 Xīn Ào ěr liàng  
新奥尔晾 Xīn Ào ěr liàng  

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