xīn

common
noun

Meaning of

薪 means firewood; firewood for cooking; salary; monthly pay. Pronounced xīn.

  • firewood; firewood for cooking
  • salary; monthly pay
  • surname Xin

Character Info

Radical
Strokes11
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

chōu
xīn
shì
zhǒng
fēi
cháng
yǒu
xiào
de
zhàn
shù
 

Removing firewood from under the cauldron is a highly effective tactic.

Guò
cūn
mín
men
kào
shàng
shān
kǎn
xīn
nuǎn
zuò
fàn
 

In the past, villagers chopped firewood from the mountains to stay warm and cook meals.

zhū
xīn
guì
ràng
tōng
bǎi
xìng
nán
kǒu
 

Rice as precious as pearls and firewood as expensive as cassia makes it hard for ordinary people to make ends meet.

Zào
táng
de
xīn
huǒ
shāo
de
hěn
wàng
 

The firewood in the stove burned very brightly.

Hán
dōng
yuè
 
xīn
tàn
shì
zhēn
guì
de
 

In the cold twelfth lunar month, firewood and charcoal are precious supplies.