Memory phrase for the character: 薪

薪

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Meaning

firewood, fuel, salary

Pronunciation

 xīn

Explanation

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

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

Radicals

艹 grass, plantGrass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
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.
斤 axeImage of an axe, probably with the handle on the right.
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 Vocabulary

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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