Chinese
新聞
xīnwén
news (reports of current events) (Classifier: 條／条 m; 件 m c; 宗 c; 單／单 c)
- TOCFL 4
- 新闻
Etymology graph
- inherited
- borrowed
- derived
- parts
- meaning component
- sound component
- related
點擊節點放大 · Click a node to zoom in
Origin
No etymology text yet. The graph shows what is known from the sources.
Lineage
- characterChinese新 “new; fresh”
- soundChinese辛 “spicy; hot; pungent”
- meaningChinese斤 “catty or jin, a traditional unit of weight, equal to 0.5 kilograms”
- characterChinese聞 “to hear; to listen”
- soundChinese門 “gate; door; entrance; opening; portal (Classifier: 扇 m mn; 道 m c; 度 c; 條／条 c; 隻／只 c; 片 mn)”
- meaningChinese耳 “ear”
Sources
- HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
- 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
- Written form — n/a
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0