薪水
Old HSK 6
薪水 (xīnshuǐ) · salary
薪水 (xīnshuǐ) means “salary; pay”. It is written with 2 characters: 薪 (fuel) + 水 (water). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 薪水 is built
The characters
薪 xīn · fuel
What 薪 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 新xīn — new
- 亲qīn — relatives
- 立lì — to stand
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — below
- 亲qīn — relatives
水 shuǐ · water
What 水 is made of
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: A river running between two banks; compare 川 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她的薪水比去年高了。Tā de xīnshuǐ bǐ qùnián gāo le.Her salary is higher than last year.
这份工作薪水不错。Zhèfèn gōngzuò xīnshuǐ búcuò.This job pays well.
Questions about 薪水
What does 薪水 mean?
薪水 (xīnshuǐ) means “salary; pay”.
How do you pronounce 薪水?
薪水 is pronounced xīnshuǐ.
Which HSK level is 薪水?
薪水 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 水果shuǐguǒfruit
- 水平shuǐpínglevel
- 药水yàoshuǐliquid medicine
- 凉水liángshuǐcold water
- 纯净水chúnjìngshuǐpurified water
- 海水hǎishuǐseawater
- 开水kāishuǐboiled water
- 矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐmineral water
- 泪水lèishuǐtears
- 汽水qìshuǐsoda
Learn 薪水 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 202: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.