| Pinyin | xìn |
|---|---|
| Zhuyin | ㄒㄧㄣˋ |
| Radical | 血 |
| Strokes | 11 |
| xìn | (1) 古人用牲畜的血塗在新造器物的縫隙所舉行的祭祀儀式。[例]釁鐘、釁鼓 |
|---|---|
| (2) 嫌隙、爭端。[例]尋釁、挑釁、啟釁 | |
| (3) 徵兆。[例]傾覆之釁 | |
| Definition (English) |
consecrate sacrificial vessels by smearing blood; rift |