| 薪 | 262B25 20A.22-6 | 部居  | 畫數 17 | ㄒㄧㄣ [xin1] | ||
| N. | (1) Fuel, firewood: 米珠薪桂 high food prices (“rice like pearl, fuel like cinnamon”); 負薪請罪 be contrite and ask for pardon, (allu.) carry firewood (rod) and ask to be spanked; 薪傳 carry the fire of learning from teacher to pupil. (2) Salary: 薪金，薪俸 [xin1jin1], [xin1feng4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 薪俸 [xin1feng4], n., salary. 2. 薪火 [xin1huo3], n., (1) torch; (2) the torch of learning handed from teacher to pupil. 3. 薪金 [xin1jin1], n., salary. 4. 薪水 [xin1shui3], n., ditto. | |||||