新

新 U+65B0, 新 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-65B0 ← 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)

• 𫣩, 噺, 𭢭, 澵, 𬎖, 𨭩, 𫚀, 𬷵, 𪧭, 薪, 𨑁, 𭏻, 㜪, 𪬴, 𭺦

• 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 亲 (OC *siŋ, “hazelnut tree”) + semantic 斤 (“axe”) – to cut down a tree with an axe (hence starting something new). In this character, 亲 is the stylized form of 𣓀, a chisel over a tree to indicate the hazelnut tree or the hazelnut branch, that could be used as a whip.

Also ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) . Original form of 薪 (OC *siŋ, “firewood”).

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 *siŋ (“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

5. to make new

   耳目一新  ―  ěrmùyīxīn  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 苟日新、日日新、又日新。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE

     Gǒu 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) meso-
8. a surname. Xin
9. (～朝) Xin dynasty
10. Short for 新疆 (Xīnjiāng).
11. Short for 新加坡 (Xīnjiāpō).
12. Short for 新西蘭／新西兰 (Xīnxīlán).

    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 C.E.	Western Han 西漢／西汉
		Xin 新 (～朝)
		Eastern Han 東漢／东汉
Three Kingdoms 三國／三国	220 – 280 C.E.	Wei 魏
		Shu Han 蜀漢／蜀汉
		Wu 吳／吴
Jin 晉／晋 (～朝, ～代)	265 – 420 C.E.	Western Jin 西晉／西晋
		Eastern Jin 東晉／东晋
Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝	420 – 589 C.E.	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 C.E.
Tang 唐 (～朝, ～代)	618 – 907 C.E.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國／五代十国	907 – 960 C.E.
Liao 遼／辽 (～朝, ～代)	907 – 1125 C.E.
Song 宋 (～朝, ～代)	960 – 1279 C.E.	Northern Song 北宋
		Southern Song 南宋
Western Xia 西夏	1038 – 1227 C.E.
Jin 金 (～朝, ～代)	1115 – 1234 C.E.
Western Liao 西遼／西辽	1124 – 1218 C.E.
Yuan 元 (～朝, ～代)	1271 – 1368 C.E.
Ming 明 (～朝, ～代)	1368 – 1644 C.E.
Qing 清 (～朝, ～代)	1636 – 1912 C.E.

Others:

• → Thai: ซิง (sing)

• “Entry #9526”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

• 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 (nii, 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.

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

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-gengō

   new era name

   新(しん)世(せ)界(かい)

   Shinsekai

   the New World

   新(しん)約(やく)聖(せい)書(しょ)

   Shin'yaku Seisho

   the 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 Chinmi

   New 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 Sūpāman

   Lois & 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.

新(にい) • (nii-) 

1. new, novel
2. fresh
3. original

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

From Old Japanese.

Extension of 粗, 荒 (ara, “crude, raw”).

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

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”).

新(あらた) • (Arata) 

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

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. (only in compounds) new

新: Hán Nôm readings: tân

1. chữ Hán form of tân (“new”).

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

• Kun: みぃーさん (mïisan, 新ーさん)