Dictionary/辛

辛

xīn

ㄒㄧㄣ
HSK 5TOCFL L17 strokestop 20 by use on the map →
1(of taste) hot or pungent
2hard
3laborious
4suffering
5eighth in order
6eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
7letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
8ancient Chinese compass point: 285°
9octa

Etymology

pictographic · A hot iron used to brand prisoners and slaves

Radical

辛 · bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem

Composition

Writing

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