WHOLE CHARACTER
新
new (新生, 新闻); fresh (新鲜); recently (新近); newly-wed (新娘)
新 is new — fresh, recent, and just beginning.
ZDIC: 形声; 亲 (left) the sound, 斤 (right) the meaning.
Character Familiesleft / right
新
new (新生, 新闻); fresh (新鲜); recently (新近); newly-wed (新娘)
新 is new — fresh, recent, and just beginning.
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声; 亲 (left) the sound, 斤 (right) the meaning.
SOUND
亲
dear; close; a parent
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its sound role in 新.
In 新: sound Sound side per ZDIC: qīn shares 新's final in and tone 1; the initial differs (q/x).
MEANING (THE AXE FORM)
斤
an axe; a weight unit
A standalone character and radical; ZDIC names it the meaning side of 新.
In 新: meaning (the axe form) 斤's dictionary senses (axe; a weight unit) are kept separate from this role.
Tone 1
- new (新生, 新闻)
- fresh (新鲜)
- recently (新近)
- newly-wed (新娘)
- 新闻news
- 新鲜fresh
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