辛 Xīn ㄒㄧㄣ san1

  • surname Xin

辛 xīn ㄒㄧㄣ san1

  • (of taste) hot or pungent
  • hard
  • laborious
  • suffering
  • eighth in order
  • eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shí tiān gān ㄕˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ
  • letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  • ancient Chinese compass point: 285°
  • octa

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 辛 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

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Example sentences

  • 辛苦 ( xīn kǔ san1 fu2 ) 啦 ( la laa1 )!

    Good work!

  • 大家 ( dà jiā daai6 gaa1 ) 辛苦 ( xīn kǔ san1 fu2 ) 了 ( le liu5 )!

    Good job, everyone!

  • 做 ( zuò zou6 ) 教师 教師 ( jiào shī gaau3 si1 ) 很 ( hěn han2 ) 辛苦 ( xīn kǔ san1 fu2 )。

    Being a teacher is very hard work.

  • 学习 學習 ( xué xí hok6 zaap6 ) 英语 英語 ( Yīng yǔ jing1 jyu5 ) 很 ( hěn han2 ) 辛苦 ( xīn kǔ san1 fu2 )。

    Learning English is hard work.

  • 韩国 韓國 ( Hán guó hon4 gwok3 ) 菜 ( cài coi3 ) 以 ( yǐ ji5 ) 辛辣 ( xīn là san1 laat6 ) 闻名 聞名 ( wén míng man4 ming4 )。

    Korean food is noted for its spicy flavor.

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