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Characters, words, pinyin or English

薪 xīn fuel

fuel; firewood; salary

How to remember 薪: 艹 grass + 新 new = fuel. Grandpa lights the stove with dry grass, then sends the boy out for new logs, because they are running low on fuel.

  • HSK 6
  • 16 strokes
  • Radical 艹

Component breakdown

薪 = 艹 grass + 新 new

  • 艹 grass
  • 新 new
    • 亲 kin
      • 立 stand
      • 木 tree
    • 斤 catty
The Gushi story

Grandpa lights the stove with dry grass, then sends the boy out for new logs, because they are running low on fuel.

How it is used

  • Salary (originally firewood) - 薪水 (xīnshui) salary/wages, 月薪 monthly pay, 年薪 (niánxīn) annual salary.
  • 薪酬 (xīnchóu) = compensation/remuneration (formal HR term).
  • 加薪 (jiāxīn) = a pay raise; 高薪 = a high salary.
  • 薪尽火传 (xīnjìn-huǒchuán) = the fire passes on as the firewood burns out (a legacy carried forward) - preserving the literal 'firewood' root.

Words with 薪

Example sentences

  • 这个月的薪水还有剩余。 Zhège yuè de xīnshui hái yǒu shèngyú.Some of this month's salary is still left over.