昕
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Meaning: dawn
💡 Sun (日) rises, axe (斤) chops darkness: dawn breaks.
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Character Story & Explanation
昕 (xīn) means 'dawn' or 'morning sunlight.' It combines the radical 日 (sun) with 斤 (axe), but the phonetic hint is from the rare meaning 'to wait for dawn.' Unlike Western terms like 'dawn' or 'aurora,' 昕 is poetic and used in names, evoking hope and new beginnings.
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