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Character Decomposition
辛=立+十
Etymology
A hot iron used to brand prisoners and slaves
Meanings
(of taste) hot or pungent
hard
laborious
suffering
eighth in order
eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shí tiān gān
letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
ancient Chinese compass point: 285°
octa
surname Xin
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Words with 辛 118 total
very pungent and spicy vegetable dishes (a common Buddhist term)荤辛hūn xīnbehind-the-scenes story · details known only to insiders秘辛mì xīnmisery酸辛suān xīnexhausting · hard · tough · arduous · to work hard · to go to a lot of trouble · hardship(s)辛苦xīn kǔspicy hot (taste) · fig. biting (criticism)辛辣xīn làlaborious辛劳xīn láohardworking; industrious辛勤xīn qínpungent (taste) · bitter · fig. sad · miserable辛酸xīn suānManchurian wild ginger (family Asarum)细辛xì xīnEmperor Xin, last ruler of Shang (11th Century BC), famous as a tyrant帝辛Dì XīnJean Racine (1639-1699), French dramatist拉辛Lā xīnZhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty纣辛Zhòu Xīnhardships · arduous · difficult艰辛jiān xīnLansing, capital of Michigan兰辛Lán xīnChea Sim, president of Cambodian National Assembly谢辛Xiè Xīnthirty-eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021 · cf, Protocol of Beijing of 1901 ending the 8-nation intervention after the Boxer uprising辛丑xīn chǒuforty-eighth year H12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1971 or 2031 · cf 辛亥革命, Xinhai Revolution of 1911辛亥xīn hàitwenty-eighth year H4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2011 or 2071辛卯xīn mǎo(loanword) kimchi辛奇xīn qíeighteenth year H6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2001 or 2061辛巳xīn sìThimphu, capital of Bhutan (Tw)辛布Xīn bùeight year H8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1991 or 2051辛未xīn wèi(name) Singh辛格Xīn gé
Idioms with 辛 12 total Chain
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