Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 新


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Meaning

new, newly, recent

Pronunciation

xīn

Explanation

Left: parents (They stand as supervision in the tree ), right: axe

Mnemonic

Out of a standing tree, the axe makes something new.

Radicals

parents(Traditionally, this character was: 親, thus: "Who is standing in a tree and is watching out (for the kids)? - The parents!" - Now, the parents only stand in the tree.)
stand
tree
axe
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Vocabulary

新军 xīn jūn new army
维新 wéi xīn a reformation; a political renewal
新陈代谢 xīn chén dài xiè metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom)
新郎 xīn láng bridegroom; groom
新禧 xīn xǐ Happy New Year!
新颖 xīn yǐng lit. new bud; fig. new and original
焕然一新 huàn rán yī xīn to look completely new (idiom); brand new; changed beyond recognition
新式拚法 xīn shì pīn fǎ new spelling (linguistics)
崭新 zhǎn xīn brand new
新奥尔晾 Xīn Ào ěr liàng New Orleans

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