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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 suān
Idioms with 辛 12 total Chain