新

新 U+65B0, 新 ← 斯[U+65AF] CJK Unified Ideographs 斱 →[U+65B1] Stroke order Traditional 新 Simplified 新 Japanese 新 Korean 新

This character’s appearance varies by script because of Han unification:

• In mainland China, the bottom left component is written 朩, giving 新.
• In Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, the bottom left component is written 𣎳, giving 新.
• In Japan and Korea, the bottom left component is written 木, giving 新.

新 (Kangxi radical 69, 斤+9, 13 strokes, Cangjie input 卜木竹一中 (YDHML), four-corner 02921, composition ⿰亲斤)

• 噺, 澵, 薪, 㜪

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 480, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13572
• Dae Jaweon: page 839, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2026, character 21
• Unihan data for U+65B0

trad. 新 simp. # 新 alternative forms 𣂺

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *siŋ): phonetic 辛 (OC *siŋ) + semantic 斤 — to chop wood. Original form of 薪 (OC *siŋ, “firewood”). The character was later borrowed to represent 新 (OC *siŋ, “new”) as an instance of jiajie (假借).

A semantic 木 was later added in the bronze inscriptions which merged with the 辛.

Shuowen misinterprets the character as 𣓀 + 斤.

Sino-Tibetan; cognate with Burmese သစ် (sac, “new”). Compare the cognacy between 薪 (OC *siŋ, “firewood”) and Burmese သစ် (sac, “wood; timber”).

This word may belong to the Sino-Tibetan stem Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sreŋ (“alive, fresh, green”) and may hence be related to 青 (OC *sʰleːŋ, “green”) as well as 薪 (OC *siŋ, “firewood”) (Schuessler, 2007).

新

1. new; fresh Antonyms: 舊 / 旧 (jiù), 老 (lǎo) 新芽 ― xīnyá ― sprout; bud 新風氣／新风气 ― xīn fēngqì ― new trend; new atmosphere 新產品／新产品 ― xīn chǎnpǐn ― new product 新納粹／新纳粹 ― xīnnàcuì ― neo-Nazi 新鮭魚二月前不上市，對嗎？ [MSC, trad.]新鲑鱼二月前不上市，对吗？ [MSC, simp.]Xīn guīyú èryuè qián bù shàngshì, duì ma? [Pinyin]Fresh salmon doesn’t come in before February, does it?
2. new; unused Antonym: 舊 / 旧 (jiù) 新車／新车 ― xīn chē ― new car 新衫 [Cantonese] ― san1 saam1 [Jyutping] ― new clothes
3. recently or just married 新人 ― xīnrén ― newly married couple 新娘 ― xīnniáng ― bride
4. the new 迎新 ― yíngxīn ― to welcome new arrivals 推陳出新／推陈出新 ― tuīchénchūxīn ― to get rid of the old and bring forth the new
   • 公曰：何如？曰：不食新矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCEGōng yuē: hérú? Yuē: bù shí xīn yǐ. [Pinyin]“What will become of me?” asked the duke.“You will not live to eat the new (grain)!” replied the sorcerer.
5. to make new 耳目一新 ― ěrmùyīxīn ― to find oneself in an entirely new world;
   • 苟日新、日日新、又日新。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCEGǒu rì xīn, rìrì xīn, yòu rì xīn. [Pinyin]If you can one day renovate yourself, do so from day to day. Yea, let there be daily renovation.
6. newly; freshly; recently 新建成的超市 ― xīn jiànchéng de chāoshì ― newly built supermarket 係新買返嚟嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]系新买返嚟嘅。 [Cantonese, simp.]hai6 san1 maai5 faan1 lai4 ge3. [Jyutping]I bought it only a while ago.
7. (chemistry) neo- 新戊烷 ― xīn wùwán ― neopentane
8. a surname, Xin
9. (～朝) Xin dynasty
10. short for 新疆 (Xīnjiāng, “Xinjiang”)
11. short for 新加坡 (Xīnjiāpō, “Singapore”)
12. short for 新西蘭／新西兰 (Xīnxīlán, “New Zealand”) 澳新銀行／澳新银行 ― Ào Xīn Yínháng ― Australia and New Zealand Banking Corporation (ANZ Bank)

Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history Name Time period Divisions Xia夏 (～朝, ～代) 2070 – 1600 BCE Shang商 (～朝, ～代)殷 (～朝, ～代) 1600 – 1046 BCE Zhou周 (～朝, ～代) 1046 – 256 BCE Western Zhou西周 Eastern Zhou東周 / 东周 Spring and Autumn period春秋 Warring States period戰國 / 战国 Qin秦 (～朝, ～代) 221 – 206 BCE Han漢 / 汉 (～朝, ～代) 206 BCE – 220 CE Western Han西漢 / 西汉 Xin新 (～朝) Eastern Han東漢 / 东汉 Three Kingdoms三國 / 三国 220 – 280 CE Wei魏 Shu Han蜀漢 / 蜀汉 Wu吳 / 吴 Jin晉 / 晋 (～朝, ～代) 265 – 420 CE Western Jin西晉 / 西晋 Eastern Jin東晉 / 东晋 Southern and Northern dynasties南北朝 420 – 589 CE Northern dynasties北朝 Northern Wei北魏 Western Wei西魏 Eastern Wei東魏 / 东魏 Northern Zhou北周 Northern Qi北齊 / 北齐 Southern dynasties南朝 Liu Song劉宋 / 刘宋 Southern Qi南齊 / 南齐 Liang梁 (～朝, ～代) Chen陳 / 陈 (～朝, ～代) Sui隋 (～朝, ～代) 581 – 618 CE Tang唐 (～朝, ～代) 618 – 907 CE Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms五代十國 / 五代十国 907 – 960 CE Liao遼 / 辽 (～朝, ～代) 907 – 1125 CE Song宋 (～朝, ～代) 960 – 1279 CE Northern Song北宋 Southern Song南宋 Western Xia西夏 1038 – 1227 CE Jin金 (～朝, ～代) 1115 – 1234 CE Western Liao西遼 / 西辽 1124 – 1218 CE Yuan元 (～朝, ～代) 1271 – 1368 CE Ming明 (～朝, ～代) 1368 – 1644 CE Qing清 (～朝, ～代) 1636 – 1912 CE Republic of China中華民國 / 中华民国 1912 CE – present Note: In Chinese contexts People’s Republic of China中華人民共和國 / 中华人民共和国 1949 CE – present Note: In Chinese contexts

Others:

• → Thai: ซิง (sing)

• “新”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎[2], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014-

• “新”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2026.

• 𣂺: see 新の本字 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

1. new
2. change, reform

• Go-on: しん (shin, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: しん (shin, Jōyō)
• Kun: あたらしい (atarashii, 新しい, Jōyō)、あらた (arata, 新た, Jōyō)、あら (ara, 新)、にい (nī, 新, Jōyō)←にひ (nifi, 新, historical)、さら (sara, 新)
• Nanori: あきら (akira)、あせ (ase)、あたらし (atarashi)、し (shi)、すすむ (susumu)、ちか (chika)、に (ni)、につ (nitsu)、はじめ (hajime)、よし (yoshi)、わか (waka)

Kanji in this term 新 しんGrade: 2 on’yomi

/sin/ → /ɕin/

From Middle Chinese 新 (MC sin).

Compare modern Mandarin 新 (xīn), Hakka 新 (sîn), Min Nan 新 (sin), and Wu 新.

• IPA(key): [ɕĩɴ]
• (Tokyo) しん [shíꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1] (as a noun)

新(しん) • (shin)

1. a novelty Antonym: 旧 (kyū)
2. short for 新暦 (shinreki): the Gregorian calendar
3. short for 新株 (shinkabu) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
4. short for 新銀 (shingin) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
5. short for 新造 (shinzō) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

新(しん) • (shin-)

1. neo- 新(しん)元(げん)号(ごう)shin-gengōnew era name 新(しん)世(せ)界(かい)Shinsekaithe New World 新(しん)約(やく)聖(せい)書(しょ)Shin’yaku Seishothe New Testament
2. attached to the title of a fiction work to mean “new storyline”, to distinguish it from older works 新(しん)鉄(てっ)拳(けん)チンミShin Tekken ChinmiNew Ironfist Chinmi
3. attached to the title of a fiction adaptation to mean “remake”, to distinguish it from older adaptations Lois & Clark　新(しん)スーパーマンLois & Clark Shin SūpāmanLois & Clark: New Superman

新(しん) • (Shin)

1. (historical) the Xin dynasty (8-23 CE)
2. a placename
3. a surname
4. a male or female given name

Kanji in this term 新 にいGrade: 2 kun’yomi

⟨nipi1⟩ → /nipʲi/ → /nifi/ → /niwi/ → /niː/

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *nipi-. Reflected in Old Japanese 新し (nipisi, adjective), not used in modern Japanese.

• IPA(key): [ɲ̟iː]
• (Tokyo) にい [níꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])

新(にい) • (nī-)

1. new, novel
2. fresh
3. original

Kanji in this term 新 あらGrade: 2 kun’yomi

From Old Japanese.

Extension of 粗(あら), 荒(あら) (ara, “crude, raw”).[2]

• IPA(key): [a̠ɾa̠]
• (Tokyo) あら [áꜜrà] (Atamadaka – [1])

新(あら) • (ara-)

1. new
2. unused
3. natural

新(あら) • (Ara)

1. a surname

Kanji in this term 新 さらGrade: 2 kun’yomi Alternative spelling 更

• IPA(key): [sa̠ɾa̠]
• (Tokyo) さら [sáꜜrà] (Atamadaka – [1])

新(さら) • (sara)

1. something new and unused

新(さら) • (Sara)

1. a female given name

Kanji in this term 新 あら(た)Grade: 2 kun’yomi

Nominalization of adjective 新た (arata, “new”).

• IPA(key): [a̠ɾa̠ta̠]
• (Tokyo) あらた [áꜜràtà] (Atamadaka – [1])

新(あらた) • (Arata)

1. a male or female given name
2. a surname

• “△新”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[3] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015-2026

新 (eumhun 새 신 (sae sin))

1. hanja form? of 신 (“new”)

• 신도시 (新都市, sindosi): urban new town, planned city
• 신랑 (新郞, sillang): bridegroom
• 신문 (新聞, sinmun): news, newspaper
• 신부 (新婦, sinbu): bride
• 신선 (新鮮, sinseon): freshness
• 신혼 (新婚, sinhon): being newlywed
• 최신 (最新, choesin): the latest, the newest
• 혁신 (革新, hyeoksin): innovation

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

• Kun: みーせん (miisen, 新ーせん)

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

• Kun: みㇲ゙ (midz, 新ㇲ゙)

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

• Kun: みーさん (miisan, 新ーさん)

新: Hán Nôm readings: tân[1][2][3][4]

1. chữ Hán form of tân (“(only in compounds) new”)

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

• Kun: みぃーさん (mïisan, 新ーさん)