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  1. 薪 is the 2162nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 16 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grass), (stand erect), (ten), (small), (axe)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xin1 - fuel/salary

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 薪 (xin1): The component 新 is pronounced as 'xin1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 薪 (xin1): The component 小 is pronounced as 'xiao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 薪 (xin1): The component 斤 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

年薪 
月薪 

Medium Frequency

加薪 
薪水 
薪酬 
高薪 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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