Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “xin”
20 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
xīn
新
xīn
心new, recent, fresh, modern
13 strokes · HSK 3.0 L1xīn
忄heart
4 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4xīn
忻heart
3 strokesxīn
芯pleasant, joyful, delightful
7 strokesxīn
辛core, pith
7 strokesxīn
昕bitter
7 strokesxīn
欣day, dawn, early morning
8 strokesxīn
訢delighted, happy, joyous
8 strokesxīn
锌delighted, pleased
11 strokesxīn
歆zinc
12 strokesxīn
鋅to like, to admire
13 strokesxīn
薪zinc
15 strokesxīn
馨fuel, firewood
16 strokesxīn
鑫fragrant, aromatic
20 strokesxīn
prosperity
24 strokes4
Fourth tone
xìn
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