辛 xīn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辛 — bitter
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
辛酸
xīnsuān
bitter hardship; painful experience
Characters in this word
酸 suān
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 酉 — wine
- Made of
- 酉 wine 夋 to dawdle
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 创业故事若只谈成功，就遮蔽了背后漫长而辛酸的试错过程。 Chuàngyè gùshì ruò zhǐ tán chénggōng, jiù zhēbì le bèihòu màncháng ér xīnsuān de shìcuò guòchéng. If entrepreneurial stories speak only of success, they obscure the long and bitter process of trial and error behind it.
- 这些年的辛酸，只有他自己最清楚。 Zhèxiē nián de xīnsuān, zhǐyǒu tā zìjǐ zuì qīngchu. The bitterness of all these years, only he himself knows best.
- 老人谈起年轻时打工的经历，语气里满是辛酸。 Lǎorén tánqǐ niánqīng shí dǎgōng de jīnglì, yǔqì li mǎnshì xīnsuān. When the old man talked about working odd jobs in his youth, his voice was full of bitterness.
Related words
- 辛苦 xīnkǔ hard; tiring
- 艰辛 jiānxīn arduous, tough
- 辛勤 xīnqín hard-working; diligent
- 酸 suān sour; sore
- 酸奶 suānnǎi yogurt
- 酸甜苦辣 suāntiánkǔlà life's joys and hardships
- 心酸 xīnsuān sad; grieved; bitter feeling
- 追悼 zhuīdào to mourn; to hold a memorial for
- 依依不舍 yīyībùshě reluctant to part; unwilling to leave
- 怨恨 yuànhèn to resent bitterly; resentment
- 怨气 yuànqì grievance; resentment
- 嫌弃 xiánqì to dislike; to look down on; to reject with disdain