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辛酸

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Pīnyīn
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pungent (taste) / bitter / fig. sad / miserable
HSK 7-9

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
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Cangjie
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 *辛* | 辛* | *辛
7画
bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem; Kangxi radical 160
0040.1
YTJ
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 *酸* | 酸* | *酸
14画
tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled
1364.7
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Word decomposition:

TraditionalEnglish Definition
pungent (taste) / bitter / fig. sad / miserable
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  *辛* | 辛* | *辛
surname Xin
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  *辛* | 辛* | *辛
(of taste) hot or pungent / hard / laborious / suffering / eighth in order / eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 285° / octa
 
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  *酸* | 酸* | *酸
sour / tart / sick at heart / grieved / sore / aching / pedantic / impractical / to make sarcastic remarks about sb / an acid