Chinese symbol for “new”
新
xīn
new; newly; meso- (chemistry)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for new is 新 (xīn), defined as: new; newly; meso- (chemistry).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “new”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新生 | xīn shēng | new; newborn |
| 新奇 | xīn qí | novel; new; exotic |
| 新编 (新編) | xīn biān | to compile anew; new (version); newly set up (part of an organization) |
| 新任 | xīn rèn | newly-appointed; newly elected |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 新.
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “new”.
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.