Meaning
8th heavenly stem; tired
Chinese: 辛苦、辛劳;也指辛辣、天干第八位。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xin” becomes a different word in each tone. 辛 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 辛苦xīn kǔexhausting; hard; tough; arduous
- 艰辛jiān xīnhardships; arduous; difficult
- 辛勤xīn qínhardworking; industrious
- 辛酸xīn suānpungent (taste); bitter; fig. sad; miserable
- 五辛wǔ xīnsee 五荤
Example Sentence
父母辛勤工作，把我们养大。Fù mǔ xīn qín gōng zuò, bǎ wǒ men yǎng dà.Our parents work hard to raise us.
父母Fù mǔfather and mother辛勤xīn qínhardworking工作gōng zuòto work，把bǎ(marks the object)我们wǒ menwe养大yǎng dàto raise (a child or anima。