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Usage of the character 辛

Xīn
[辛]
  • surname Xin
xīn
[辛]
  • (of taste) hot or pungent
  • hard
  • laborious
  • suffering
  • eighth in order
  • eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shítiāngān)
  • letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  • ancient Chinese compass point: 285°
  • octa
xīnkǔ
辛苦
[辛苦]
  • exhausting
  • hard
  • tough
  • arduous
  • to work hard
  • to go to a lot of trouble
  • hardship(s)
xīnqín
辛勤
[辛勤]
  • hardworking; industrious
xīnyǒu
辛酉
[辛酉]
  • fifty-eighth year H10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1981 or 2041
Xiè Xīn
谢辛
[謝辛]
  • Chea Sim, president of Cambodian National Assembly
xīnlà
辛辣
[辛辣]
  • spicy hot (taste)
  • fig. biting (criticism)
wǔxīn
五辛
[五辛]
  • see 五葷/五荤 (wǔhūn)
Lìxīn
利辛
[利辛]
  • Lixin, a county in Bozhou 亳州 ( Bózhōu), Anhui
xìxīn
细辛
[細辛]
  • Manchurian wild ginger (family Asarum)
xīnmǎo
辛卯
[辛卯]
  • twenty-eighth year H4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2011 or 2071
xīnsì
辛巳
[辛巳]
  • eighteenth year H6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2001 or 2061
Xīnjí
辛集
[辛集]
  • Xinji, county-level city in Shijiazhuang 石家莊/石家庄 ( Shíjiāzhuāng), Hebei
Lánxīn
兰辛
[蘭辛]
  • Lansing, capital of Michigan
xīnláo
辛劳
[辛勞]
  • laborious
xīnchǒu
辛丑
[辛丑]
  • thirty-eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021
  • cf 辛丑條約/辛丑条约, Protocol of Beijing of 1901 ending the 8-nation intervention after the Boxer uprising
xīnsuān
辛酸
[辛酸]
  • pungent (taste)
  • bitter
  • fig. sad
  • miserable
jiānxīn
艰辛
[艱辛]
  • hardships
  • arduous
  • difficult
hūnxīn
荤辛
[葷辛]
  • very pungent and spicy vegetable dishes (a common Buddhist term)
Lāxīn
拉辛
[拉辛]
  • Jean Racine (1639-1699), French dramatist
Dì Xīn
帝辛
[帝辛]
  • Emperor Xin, last ruler of Shang (11th Century BC), famous as a tyrant
xīnhài
辛亥
[辛亥]
  • forty-eighth year H12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1971 or 2031
  • cf 辛亥革命 ( Xīnhài Gémìng), Xinhai Revolution of 1911
mìxīn
秘辛
[秘辛]
  • behind-the-scenes story
  • details known only to insiders
Xīngé
辛格
[辛格]
  • Singh (name)
Xīnbù
辛布
[辛布]
  • Thimphu, capital of Bhutan (Tw)
suānxīn
酸辛
[酸辛]
  • misery
xīnqí
辛奇
[辛奇]
  • kimchi (loanword)
xīnwèi
辛未
[辛未]
  • eight year H8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1991 or 2051
Zhòu Xīn
纣辛
[紂辛]
  • Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty
běnnàxīn
苯那辛
[苯那辛]
  • benactyzine
Xīnjíshì
辛集市
[辛集市]
  • Xinji, county-level city in Shijiazhuang 石家莊/石家庄 ( Shíjiāzhuāng), Hebei
wǔxīnsù
五辛素
[五辛素]
  • (adjective) non-Buddhist vegetarian (allowing strong-smelling vegetables like garlic and onions)
xīndíjiā
辛迪加
[辛迪加]
  • syndicate (loanword)
xīnwánzhí
辛烷值
[辛烷值]
  • octane rating
Mǎkèxīn
玛克辛
[瑪克辛]
  • Maxine (name)
Gāoxīnshì
高辛氏
[高辛氏]
  • one of the five legendary emperors, also called 嚳/喾 ( Kù)
Jīxīngé
基辛格
[基辛格]
  • Henry Kissinger (1923-), US academic and politician, Secretary of State 1973-1977
Lìxīn Xiàn
利辛县
[利辛縣]
  • Lixin, a county in Bozhou 亳州 ( Bózhōu), Anhui
xīnbèitè
辛贝特
[辛貝特]
  • Shin Bet (Israel national security service)
Xīnbāwēi
辛巴威
[辛巴威]
  • Zimbabwe (Tw)
dài'àoxīn
戴奥辛
[戴奧辛]
  • dioxin, carcinogenic heterocyclic hydrocarbon (esp. Taiwan usage)
Xīnpǔsēn
辛普森
[辛普森]
  • Simpson (name)
Shīwǎxīngé
施瓦辛格
[施瓦辛格]
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-), US actor and politician, governor of California 2003-2011
Aòsīwéixīn
奥斯维辛
[奧斯維辛]
  • Auschwitz (concentration camp)
Wēisīkāngxīn
威斯康辛
[威斯康辛]
  • Wisconsin
bùcíxīnkǔ
不辞辛苦
[不辭辛苦]
  • to make nothing of hardships
pēntāzuǒxīn
喷他佐辛
[噴他佐辛]
  • (loanword) pentazocine (a synthetic opioid analgesic)
rúkǔhánxīn
茹苦含辛
[茹苦含辛]
  • bitter hardship
  • to bear one's cross
Xīnxīnnàtí
辛辛那提
[辛辛那提]
  • Cincinnati, Ohio
qiānxīnwànkǔ
千辛万苦
[千辛萬苦]
  • to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
  • with difficulty
  • after some effort
Hè'ěrxīnjī
赫尔辛基
[赫爾辛基]
  • Helsinki (Swedish Helsingfors), capital of Finland
Xīnchǒu Tiáoyuē
辛丑条约
[辛丑條約]
  • Boxer Protocol of 1901 signed in Beijing, ending the Eight-power Allied Force intervention after the Boxer uprising
xīnfátātīng
辛伐他汀
[辛伐他汀]
  • simvastatin
bèichángxīnkǔ
备尝辛苦
[備嘗辛苦]
  • to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
Shǐwǎxīngé
史瓦辛格
[史瓦辛格]
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-), Austrian-born American bodybuilder, actor and politician
Yìbǔlāxīn
易卜拉辛
[易卜拉辛]
  • Ibrahim (name)
Shènghāxīntuō
圣哈辛托
[聖哈辛托]
  • San Jacinto
Aòsīwēixīn
奥斯威辛
[奧斯威辛]
  • Auschwitz (concentration camp)
xīnqíngēngyún
辛勤耕耘
[辛勤耕耘]
  • to make industrious and diligent efforts (idiom)
Xīnhài Gémìng
辛亥革命
[辛亥革命]
  • Xinhai Revolution (1911), which ended the Qing Dynasty
hánxīnrúkǔ
含辛茹苦
[含辛茹苦]
  • to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
  • to bear one's cross
xīnxīnkǔkǔ
辛辛苦苦
[辛辛苦苦]
  • painstakingly
  • with great trouble
Xīnpǔsēnyījiā
辛普森一家
[辛普森一家]
  • The Simpsons (US TV series)
Fèngxīnbǐkèdǎng
奉辛比克党
[奉辛比克黨]
  • Funcinpec (royalist Cambodian political party)
Anuò· Shīwǎxīngé
阿诺·施瓦辛格
[阿諾·施瓦辛格]
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-), US actor and politician, governor of California 2003-2011
  • also written 阿諾德·施瓦辛格/阿诺德·施瓦辛格 ( Anuòdé· Shīwǎxīngé)
Aòsīwēixīnjízhōngyíng
奥斯威辛集中营
[奧斯威辛集中營]
  • Auschwitz concentration camp
Anuòdé· Shīwǎxīngé
阿诺德·施瓦辛格
[阿諾德·施瓦辛格]
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-), US actor and politician, governor of California 2003-2011