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Meaning of 辛

Pinyin xīn

Radical

辛

Strokes

Definition

8th heavenly stem / tired

Usage

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辛 [xīn] Meaning: 1. Hot; spicy. 辣: ～辣。五～。 (Hot: spicy; five [types of] spicy) 2. Laborious; difficult. 劳苦，艰难: ～苦。～劳。 (Laborious, difficult: [to] toil; [to] work hard) 3. Painful; sad. 悲伤: ～酸。 (Sad: painful) 4. The eighth in the Heavenly Stems, used as a term for the eighth in order. 天干的第八位，用于作顺序第八的代称: ～亥革命。 (The eighth of the Heavenly Stems, used to denote the eighth position: the Xinhai Revolution) 5. A surname. 姓。 (Surname) Additional meanings: 1. Same as original meaning (crime). 同本义: 大罪。 (Same as original meaning: a major crime) 2. Pungent vegetables like onion and garlic. 葱蒜等带刺激性的蔬菜。 (Pungent vegetables such as onions and garlic) 3. The eighth of the Heavenly Stems paired with the Earthly Branches for the purpose of recording years, months, and days. 天干第八位与地支相配，用以纪年、月、日。 (The eighth of the Heavenly Stems paired with the Earthly Branches, used for counting years, months, and days) 4. Title of the Shang Dynasty emperor. 商帝号。 (The title of an emperor of the Shang Dynasty) 5. A surname. 姓。 (Surname) As an adjective: 1. Hot in taste; pungent. 辣味: [En.] hot (in taste, flavor, etc.); pungent. 2. Hard; laborious; arduous. 劳苦;艰苦: [En.] hard; laborious; toil; arduous. 3. Painful; sad. 痛苦，悲伤: [En.] painful; sad. 4. Aching. 酸痛: [En.] aching. Note: The character "辛" also appears in various classical texts, often connected to themes of hardship, pain, and sensory experiences.

辛卯 xīn mǎo

twenty-eighth year H4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2011 or 2071

长辛店 zhǎng xīn diàn

Changxindian

粒粒皆辛苦 lì lì jiē xīn kǔ

Hard work

辛亥 xīn hài

forty-eighth year H12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1971 or 2031 / cf 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4], Xinhai Revolution of 1911

辛亥首 xīn hài shǒu

The first of Xinhai

含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ

to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship / to bear one's cross

艰辛 jiān xīn

hardships / arduous / difficult

历尽艰辛 lì jìn jiān xīn

go through much suffering / drain the cup of bitterness to the dregs / go through many hardships / have gone through all kinds of hardships and difficulties

辛苦 xīn kǔ

exhausting / hard / tough / arduous / to work hard / to go to a lot of trouble / hardship(s)

莱辛 lái xīn

lessing

赫尔辛基 Hè ěr xīn jī

Helsinki (Swedish Helsingfors), capital of Finland

辛辣 xīn là

spicy hot (taste) / fig. biting (criticism)

辛辛苦苦 xīn xīn kǔ kǔ

painstakingly / with great trouble

千辛万苦 qiān xīn wàn kǔ

to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations / with difficulty / after some effort

拉辛 Lā xīn

Jean Racine (1639-1699), French dramatist

基辛格 Jī xīn gé

Henry Kissinger (1923-), US academic and politician, Secretary of State 1973-1977

奉辛比克党 Fèng xīn bǐ kè dǎng

Funcinpec (royalist Cambodian political party)

不辞辛苦 bù cí xīn kǔ

to make nothing of hardships

细辛 xì xīn

Manchurian wild ginger (family Asarum)

辛辛那提 Xīn xīn nà tí

Cincinnati, Ohio