新颖 xīnyǐng▶ novel

Traditional

新穎

Stroke order

新颖 is written in 26 strokes across 2 characters.

• 新 — 13 strokes
• 颖 — 13 strokes

Senses

1. lit. new bud
2. fig. new and original

Characters in 新颖

• 新 xīn — new; newly; meso- (chemistry)
• 颖 yǐng — head of grain; husk; tip

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

• 创新innovate
• 崭新Completely new
• 新娘Bride
• 新郎Groom
• 更新renovate; renew
• 新陈代谢The new supersedes the old

新颖 is pronounced xīnyǐng and means “novel”.

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