Memory phrase for the character: 薪

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Top: plant 艹, below: new 新 (From a standing 立 tree 木 your axe 斤 makes someting new.)

(All) plants and also standing trees are made with the axe to: firewood.

艹	grass, plant
亲	parents	Traditionally, this character was: 親, thus: "Who is standing in a tree and is watching out (for the kids)? - The parents!" - Now, the parents only stand in the tree.
立	stand
斤	axe

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薪水	xīn shuǐ	salary; wage
薪金	xīn jīn	salary; wage
卧薪尝胆	wò xīn cháng dǎn	lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge
高薪聘请	gāo xīn pìn qǐng	to hire at a high salary
釜底抽薪	fǔ dǐ chōu xīn	to take drastic measures to deal with a situation; to pull the carpet from under sb
釜底抽薪	fǔ dǐ chōu xīn

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