辛

Xin1
#1,461 most
frequent character
surname Xin

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

辛 is a picture of a tool like a chisel or a torture device, such as a tattoo knife. That was its first meaning. From there it grew to spicy, pain, grief, and difficult.

Drawn as: tool like a chisel; torture device; tattoo knife

辛 as a component in other characters

meaning2 characters
辣辜
sound4 characters
亲锌梓莘
picture5 characters
章辞宰辟厗
empty1 character
梓

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Same Characters, Different Readings

辛xīn
(of taste) hot or pungent, hard

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