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Chinese symbol for “newly”

新近
xīn jìn
newly

The closest CC-CEDICT match for newly is 新近 (xīn jìn), defined as: newly.

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
近 jìn
to approach; near, close; intimate
radical 162 ⾡ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “newly”

WordPinyinMeaning
新xīnnew; newly

Related words

Other words that share a character with 新近.

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
最近zuì jìnrecently; soon
附近fù jìnnearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood

See also: Japanese symbol for “newly”.

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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