What does 辛 mean in Chinese?

辛 (xīn) means "(of taste) hot or pungent; hard; laborious; suffering; eighth in order; eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; letter "H" or roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 285°; octa" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 辛?

辛 is pronounced "xīn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 辛?

辛 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 辛?

Common words with 辛 include 五辛 (see 五葷|五荤[wu3 hun1]), 利辛 (Lixin county in Bozhou 亳州[Bo2 zhou1], Anhui), 帝辛 (Emperor Xin, last ruler of Shang (11th Century BC), famous as a tyrant), 拉辛 (Jean Racine (1639-1699), French dramatist), 秘辛 (behind-the-scenes story).

How do you write 辛?

You can practice writing 辛 using our stroke order tool.

辛 (xīn), (of taste) hot or pungent

辛

xīn

(of taste) hot or pungent; hard; laborious; suffering

Character Breakdown

Radical: 辛 (no. 160)

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Definitions

(of taste) hot or pungent
hard
laborious
suffering
eighth in order
eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
letter "H" or roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
ancient Chinese compass point: 285°
octa

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Words Containing 辛

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
五辛	wǔ xīn	see 五葷\|五荤[wu3 hun1]
利辛	Lì xīn	Lixin county in Bozhou 亳州[Bo2 zhou1], Anhui
帝辛	Dì Xīn	Emperor Xin, last ruler of Shang (11th Century BC), famous as a tyrant
拉辛	Lā xīn	Jean Racine (1639-1699), French dramatist
秘辛	mì xīn	behind-the-scenes story
利辛县