xīn薪
薪
common
noun
Meaning of 薪
薪 means firewood; firewood for cooking; salary; monthly pay. Pronounced xīn.
- firewood; firewood for cooking
- salary; monthly pay
- surname Xin
Character Info
Radical火
Strokes11
Components
辛
火
Stroke Order
薪
Definitions & Examples
Fǔ釜
dǐ底
chōu抽
xīn薪
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
fēi非
cháng常
yǒu有
xiào效
de的
zhàn战
shù术
。
Removing firewood from under the cauldron is a highly effective tactic.
Guò过
qù去
cūn村
mín民
men们
kào靠
shàng上
shān山
kǎn砍
xīn薪
qǔ取
nuǎn暖
zuò做
fàn饭
。
In the past, villagers chopped firewood from the mountains to stay warm and cook meals.
Mǐ米
zhū珠
xīn薪
guì桂
ràng让
pǔ普
tōng通
bǎi百
xìng姓
nán难
yǐ以
hú糊
kǒu口
。
Rice as precious as pearls and firewood as expensive as cassia makes it hard for ordinary people to make ends meet.
Zào灶
táng膛
lǐ里
de的
xīn薪
huǒ火
shāo烧
de得
hěn很
wàng旺
。
The firewood in the stove burned very brightly.
Hán寒
dōng冬
là腊
yuè月
lǐ里
,
xīn薪
tàn炭
shì是
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
wù物
zī资
。
In the cold twelfth lunar month, firewood and charcoal are precious supplies.
Common Words
薪水xīnshui
salary; wages; pay
月薪yuèxīn
monthly salary; monthly pay
年薪niánxīn
annual salary
釜底抽薪fǔdǐchōuxīn
take away the firewood from under the cauldron; solve a problem from its root
米珠薪桂mǐzhūxīnguì
rice like pearls, firewood like cassia; extremely expensive necessities; financial hardship
薪资 / 薪資xīnzī
salary; wages; pay
薪俸xīnfèng
salary; wages; formal pay