薪金 (xīn jīn) — salary | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Formal written term for 'salary', typically used in business, HR, or official contexts. More formal than 工资, which is the everyday word.

noun

salary

Examples

薪金。
Tā de xīn jīn bǐ qù nián tí gāo le bù shǎo.
His salary has increased quite a bit compared to last year.
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Gōng sī jué dìng gěi suǒ yǒu yuán gōng jiā xīn jīn.
The company decided to give all employees a salary increase.
薪金，。
Zhè fèn gōng zuò de xīn jīn hěn gāo, dàn yā lì yě hěn dà.
The salary for this job is very high, but the pressure is also great.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

薪 and 金 both refer to payment, together naming the money received for work.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

艹新薪

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

新

新xīn薪xīn

Same sound today

In 薪, the top 艹 (plants, written 艸) marks plant material, and 新 (xīn) gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

Appears in

Money & Currency Workplace & Office

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