bitter, spicy; laborious, hard
Animated Stroke Order 辛
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HSK Vocabulary: 辛
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 辛 is used in context
1
tā他
měi每
tiān天
gōng工
zuò作
hěn很
xīn辛
kǔ苦
。
He works very hard every day.
2
tā她
huí回
yì忆
qǐ起
guò过
qù去
de的
xīn辛
suān酸
jīng经
lì历
。
She recalled the bitter experiences of the past.
3
zhè这
dào道
cài菜
yǒu有
xīn辛
là辣
de的
wèi味
dào道
。
This dish has a spicy taste.
4
mā妈
mā妈
gōng工
zuò作
hěn很
xīn辛
kǔ苦
。
Mom works very hard.
5
tā他
měi每
tiān天
xué学
xí习
dào到
hěn很
wǎn晚
，
zhēn真
shì是
tài太
xīn辛
kǔ苦
le了
。
He studies until very late every day, which is really hard work.
6
wèi为
le了
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
，
zhěng整
gè个
tuán团
duì队
dōu都
fù付
chū出
le了
hěn很
duō多
xīn辛
kǔ苦
de的
nǔ努
lì力
。
To complete this project, the entire team has put in a lot of hard work.
7
mā妈
mā妈
xīn辛
qín勤
gōng工
zuò作
。
Mom works diligently.
8
nóng农
mín民
xīn辛
qín勤
dì地
zhòng种
dì地
，
qiū秋
tiān天
shōu收
huò获
hěn很
duō多
liáng粮
shí食
。
Farmers work hard in the fields and harvest a lot of grain in autumn.
9
lǎo老
shī师
xīn辛
qín勤
dì地
jiào教
xué学
shēng生
，
xué学
shēng生
men们
dōu都
hěn很
gǎn感
xiè谢
tā她
。
The teacher teaches students diligently, and they are all grateful to her.
10
tā他
xiǎng想
qǐ起
guò过
qù去
de的
xīn辛
suān酸
，
kū哭
le了
。
He cried when he thought of the bitterness of the past.
Information
Traditional辛
Radical辛
Strokes7
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#1049
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄣ
Components—
UnicodeU+8F9B
CangjieYTJ
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality