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新 — new; newly; meso-

Pinyin
xīn · Xīn
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
recognition only

This character has more than one reading — xīn, Xīn — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 新: 13 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

新 — 13 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 新 in the HSK syllabus: 34

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 新xīnnew; newly; meso-HSK 1
  2. 新年xīnniánNew YearHSK 3
  3. 新闻xīnwénnewsHSK 3
  4. 新鲜xīnxiānfresh; freshness; novel; uncommonHSK 3
  5. 重新chóngxīnagain; once more; re-HSK 4
  6. 创新chuàngxīnto bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trailsHSK 5
  7. 更新gēngxīnto replace the old with new; to renew; to renovateHSK 5
  8. 全新quánxīnall new; completely newHSK 5
  9. 新郎xīnlángbridegroom; groomHSK 5
  10. 新娘xīnniángbrideHSK 5
  11. 新人xīnrénnewcomer; new recruit; fresh talentHSK 5
  12. 新型xīnxíngnew type; new kindHSK 5
  13. 高新技术gāoxīn-jìshùhigh tech; high technologyHSK 6
  14. 新款xīnkuǎnnew style; latest fashion; new modelHSK 6
  15. 新媒体xīnméitǐnew mediaHSK 6
  16. 新能源xīnnéngyuánnew energy; alternative energyHSK 6
  17. 新兴xīnxīngrising; emerging; in the ascendantHSK 6
  18. 新颖xīnyǐnglit. new bud; fig. new and originalHSK 6
  19. 崭新zhǎnxīnbrand newHSK 6
  20. 耳目一新ěrmù-yìxīna pleasant change; a breath of fresh air; refreshingHSK 7–9
  21. 翻新fānxīnto revamp; a face-lift; to retread; to refurbishHSK 7–9
  22. 革新géxīnto innovate; innovationHSK 7–9
  23. 焕然一新huànrán-yìxīnto look completely new; brand newHSK 7–9
  24. 记忆犹新jìyì-yóuxīnto remain fresh in one's memoryHSK 7–9
  25. 清新qīngxīnfresh and cleanHSK 7–9
  26. 日新月异rìxīn-yuèyìdaily renewal, monthly changeHSK 7–9
  27. 刷新shuāxīnto renovate; to refurbish; to refreshHSK 7–9
  28. 新潮xīncháomodern; fashionableHSK 7–9
  29. 新陈代谢xīnchén-dàixièmetabolism; the new replaces the oldHSK 7–9
  30. 新春xīnchūnthe beginning of SpringHSK 7–9
  31. 新奇xīnqínovel; new; exoticHSK 7–9
  32. 新生xīnshēngnew; newborn; emerging; nascent; rebirthHSK 7–9
  33. 新式xīnshìnew style; latest typeHSK 7–9
  34. 新手xīnshǒunew hand; novice; raw recruitHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.