Chinese symbol for “modern”
新潮
xīn cháo
modern; fashionable
The closest CC-CEDICT match for modern is 新潮 (xīn cháo), defined as: modern; fashionable.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “modern”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 摩登 | mó dēng | modern (loanword); fashionable |
| 现今 (現今) | xiàn jīn | now; nowadays |
| 有新意 | yǒu xīn yì | modern; up-to-date |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 新潮.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新闻 (新聞) | xīn wén | news; 条 (tiáo) |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | again; once more; re- |
| 创新 (創新) | chuàng xīn | to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation |
| 更新 | gēng xīn | to replace the old with new; to renew |
| 最新 | zuì xīn | latest; newest |
| 新型 | xīn xíng | new type; new kind |
| 高潮 | gāo cháo | high tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity |
| 潮流 | cháo liú | tide; current |
See also: Japanese symbol for “modern”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.