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Character Decomposition
薪=艹+新
Etymology
Freshly-cut 新 wood 艹; 新 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
(literary) firewood; fuel
(bound form) salary
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Words with 薪 134 total
Idioms with 薪 56 total Chain
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