新娘
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
新娘 (xīnniáng) · bride
新娘 (xīnniáng) means “bride”. It is written with 2 characters: 新 (new) + 娘 (mother). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 新娘 is built
The characters
新 xīn · new
What 新 is made of
- 亲qīn — relatives
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 立lì — to stand
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — down
Origin hint: A freshly chopped 斤 tree 亲 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
娘 niáng · mother
What 娘 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 良liáng — good
- 丶 — dot
- 艮gěn — blunt
Origin hint: 女 gives the meaning, 良 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
新娘笑得很开心。Xīnniáng xiào de hěn kāixīn.The bride smiled happily.
你认识新娘吗？Nǐ rènshi xīnniáng ma?Do you know the bride?
Questions about 新娘
What does 新娘 mean?
新娘 (xīnniáng) means “bride”.
How do you pronounce 新娘?
新娘 is pronounced xīnniáng.
Which HSK level is 新娘?
新娘 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 新年xīnniánNew Year
- 重新chóngxīnagain
- 新闻xīnwénnews
- 创新chuàngxīninnovation
- 新郎xīnlángbridegroom
- 新鲜xīnxiānfresh
- 新型xīnxíngnew type
- 更新gēngxīnto update
- 日新月异rìxīnyuèyìchanging with each passing day
- 新陈代谢xīnchéndàixièmetabolism
Learn 新娘 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.