辛 meaning and pronunciation

辛
Simplified/traditional character

辛 English definition

xīn
  • (of taste) hot or pungent
  • hard
  • laborious
  • suffering
  • eighth in order
  • eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
  • letter 'H' or roman 'VIII' in list 'A, B, C', or 'I, II, III' etc
  • octa

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 䜣 : pleased; delighted; happy; variant of 欣;
  • 廞 : to prepare horses and chariots for battle;
  • 心 : heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4];
  • 忻 : happy;
  • 新 : new; newly; meso- (chemistry);
  • 昕 : dawn;
  • 欣 : happy;
  • 歆 : pleased; moved;
  • 炘 : mid-day glare; heat;
  • 芯 : lamp pith; wick;
  • 薪 : fuel; salary;
  • 鑫 : (used in names of people and shops, symbolizing prosperity);
  • 锌 : zinc (chemistry);
  • 馨 : fragrant;

Sentences examples with 辛

  • 爸爸的工作很辛苦。
    Bàba de gōngzuò hěn xīnkǔ.

Words containing 辛, by HSK level

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