Rank 2095IntermediateHanziDB frequency list + CC-CEDICT

薪 - xīn

fuel, firewood; salary

fuel, firewood; salary

How to read 薪

Click 薪 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinxīn
Englishfuel, firewood; salary
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

薪俸 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 薪传. Please read 薪水 one more time.

Common words with this character

salary; pay
to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another, abbr. for 薪盡火傳|薪尽火传[xin1 jin4 huo3 chuan2]
salary; wage
salary; wage

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 薪 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 薪俸 and 薪传 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 薪.