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Chinese symbol for “newcomer”

新人
xīn rén
newcomer; new recruit; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; newlywed couple; bride and groom; (paleoanthropology) later-period Homo sapiens

The closest CC-CEDICT match for newcomer is 新人 (xīn rén), defined as: newcomer; new recruit; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; newlywed couple; bride and groom; (paleoanthropology) later-period Homo sapiens.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

新 xīn
new, recent, fresh, modern
radical 69 ⽄ · 13 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Other Chinese words for “newcomer”

WordPinyinMeaning
新兵xīn bīng(military) raw recruit; rookie; newcomer (to a profession or field)
新丁xīn dīngnew addition to a family (i.e. a birth); a boy who has just come of age

Related words

Other words that share a character with 新人.

WordPinyinMeaning
新闻 (新聞)xīn wénnews; 条 (tiáo)
重新chóng xīnagain; once more; re-
创新 (創新)chuàng xīnto bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation
更新gēng xīnto replace the old with new; to renew
最新zuì xīnlatest; newest
新型xīn xíngnew type; new kind
人民rén mínthe people
人们 (人們)rén menpeople

See also: Japanese symbol for “newcomer”.

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.

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