Definitions
(adjective)
hot; pungent (taste)
(adjective)
laborious; difficult; suffering
(noun)
eighth heavenly stem
Etymology
Pictograph of a chisel-like tool. The meaning later shifted to "hard" and "laborious".
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The character 辛 originated as a pictograph of a chisel-like tool used for tattooing the faces of criminals or slaves as punishment, and because the process was intensely painful, the meaning later shifted to hard labor, severe hardship, and physical or emotional suffering.
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妈妈每天都很辛苦。
学习是一件辛苦的事。
这道菜味道很辛辣。
农民辛勤地劳动。
他经历了太多辛酸。
在辛苦工作之后他需要休息。
辛辣的批评有时能促进进步。
尽管生活辛劳她依然保持乐观。
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