辛 xīn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辛 — bitter
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
辛苦
xīnkǔ
hard; tiring
Characters in this word
苦 kǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 古 old, classic, ancient
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 你辛苦了。 Nǐ xīnkǔ le. You worked hard.
- 今天很辛苦。 Jīntiān hěn xīnkǔ. Today is very tiring.
- 妈妈真辛苦。 Māma zhēn xīnkǔ. Mom really works hard.
Related words
- 痛苦 tòngkǔ pain; suffering
- 苦 kǔ bitter
- 艰苦 jiānkǔ hard; difficult
- 酸甜苦辣 suāntiánkǔlà life's joys and hardships
- 劳动 láodòng physical work
- 师傅 shīfu master worker
- 助手 zhùshǒu helper; assistant
- 助理 zhùlǐ assistant
- 出差 chūchāi to go on a business trip
- 值班 zhíbān to be on duty
- 职位 zhíwèi job position
- 职务 zhíwù official position; duty