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".
About
Originally a pictograph depicting a sharp tool like a chisel or needle used for tattooing criminals, 辛 evolved from this image of painful punishment to mean pungency or spiciness. The connection to suffering also gave it the meaning of hardship, toil, and bitterness.
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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。