薪 (xīn) — (bound form) firewood; (bound form) fuel; (bound form) salary
Definition
薪 is a bound form almost always paired with another character: 薪水/薪资 for 'salary' (the modern sense), and classically in 薪火 'firewood' or 'torch of knowledge'.
bound form
firewoodfuelsalary
Examples
- 。Tā de nián xīn hěn gāo.His annual salary is very high.
- 。Zhè fèn gōng zuò de yuè xīn bú cuò.The monthly salary for this job is not bad.
- 薪。Gōng sī gěi suǒ yǒu yuán gōng jiā le xīn.The company gave all employees a raise.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
In 薪, the top 艹 (plants, written 艸) marks plant material, and 新 (xīn) gives the sound.
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