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新 = 亲 + 斤

新 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “new”. It is built from 亲 (relatives) and 斤 (a catty (approximately 600 g)). It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword
new
Pinyin (Mandarin)
xīn
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
new, recent, fresh, modern, новый, свежий, современный, recent, fresh, modern
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
新 new

Decomposition

ids

  1. 亲 relatives
  2. 斤 a catty (approximately 600 g)

Characters that contain 新

How to find 新 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “relatives” + “a catty (approximately 600 g)”. 新 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 新 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.