xīn
firewood
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 新 represents the sound. Originally written as 新.
Evolution
Bronze script
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 薪
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
salary | ||
fuel | ||
annual salary | ||
monthly income (in kind) | ||
to raise salary |
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