新颖
Old HSK 6
新颖 (xīnyǐng) · new and original
新颖 (xīnyǐng) means “new and original; novel”. It is written with 2 characters: 新 (new) + 颖 (rice tassel). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 新颖 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)
颖 yǐng · rice tassel
What 颖 is made of
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
Example sentences
这个设计非常新颖。Zhège shèjì fēicháng xīnyǐng.This design is very original.
他的想法很新颖。Tā de xiǎngfǎ hěn xīnyǐng.His idea is very novel.
Questions about 新颖
What does 新颖 mean?
新颖 (xīnyǐng) means “new and original; novel”.
How do you pronounce 新颖?
新颖 is pronounced xīnyǐng.
Which HSK level is 新颖?
新颖 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 新年xīnniánNew Year
- 重新chóngxīnagain
- 新闻xīnwénnews
- 创新chuàngxīninnovation
- 新郎xīnlángbridegroom
- 新娘xīnniángbride
- 新鲜xīnxiānfresh
- 新型xīnxíngnew type
- 更新gēngxīnto update
- 日新月异rìxīnyuèyìchanging with each passing day
Learn 新颖 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 202: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.