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新型

xīnxíng

new type

A new gadget beside an old one
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Characters in this word

新 xīn

Strokes
13
Radical
斤 — axe
Made of
亲 relatives, parents 斤 axe
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

型 xíng

Strokes
9
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
刑 punishment, penalty 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这是新型手机。 Zhè shì xīnxíng shǒujī. This is a new type of phone.
  • 新型车很快。 Xīnxíng chē hěn kuài. The new type of car is fast.
  • 他们用新型药。 Tāmen yòng xīnxíng yào. They use a new type of medicine.

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