辛 · xīn

ภาพช่วยจำ

A sharp painful object or execution stake: vertical and diagonal strokes like an ancient instrument of pain.

การใช้งาน

Suggests pungency, hardship, suffering, or the Xin year in the Heavenly Stems.

บันทึกการเรียน

Bitter/hard radical. Found in 辛 (bitter/hardship), 辣 (spicy/hot), 辩 (to debate/argue).

• 立: 辛 has a sharp pointed stroke added on top; 立 is a simple standing figure without the sharp top.