| 1 | 新 | 新 | xīn | Xin1 | new; newly; meso- (chemistry); abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 ; surname Xin | | |
| 2 | 新闻 | 新聞 | xīn wén | xin1 wen2 | news; Classifiers: 条 | | |
| 3 | 重新 | 重新 | chóng xīn | chong2 xin1 | again; once more; re- | | |
| 4 | 更新 | 更新 | gēng xīn | geng1 xin1 | to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate | | |
| 5 | 新鲜 | 新鮮 | xīn xiān | xin1 xian1 | fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon | | |
| 6 | 革新 | 革新 | gé xīn | ge2 xin1 | to innovate; innovation | | |
| 7 | 新疆 | 新疆 | xīn jiāng | Xin1 jiang1 | Xinjiang; Uighur autonomous region 新疆维吾尔自治区 | | |
| 8 | 创新 | 創新 | chuàng xīn | chuang4 xin1 | innovation; to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails | | |
| 9 | 新型 | 新型 | xīn xíng | xin1 xing2 | new type; new kind | | |
| 10 | 崭新 | 嶄新 | zhǎn xīn | zhan3 xin1 | variant of 崭新 ; brand new | | |
| 11 | 新建 | 新建 | xīn jiàn | Xin1 jian4 | new construction; newly built; Xinjian county in Nanchang 南昌 , Jiangxi | | |
| 12 | 新四军 | 新四軍 | xīn sì jūn | Xin1 si4 jun1 | New Fourth army of Republic of China, set up in 1937 and controlled by the communists | | |
| 13 | 新娘 | 新娘 | xīn niáng | xin1 niang2 | bride | | |
| 14 | 新陈代谢 | 新陳代謝 | xīn chén dài xiè | xin1 chen2 dai4 xie4 | metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 最新 | 最新 | zuì xīn | zui4 xin1 | latest; newest | | |
| 16 | 新颖 | 新穎 | xīn yǐng | xin1 ying3 | lit. new bud; fig. new and original | | |
| 17 | 新人 | 新人 | xīn rén | xin1 ren2 | newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom | | |
| 18 | 新奇 | 新奇 | xīn qí | xin1 qi2 | novelty; new and odd | | |
| 19 | 新生 | 新生 | xīn shēng | xin1 sheng1 | new; newborn; emerging; nascent; rebirth; regeneration; new life; new student | | |
| 20 | 新加坡 | 新加坡 | xīn jiā pō | Xin1 jia1 po1 | Singapore | | |
| 21 | 清新 | 清新 | qīng xīn | Qing1 xin1 | fresh and clean; Qingxin county in Qingyuan 清远 , Guangdong | | |
| 22 | 新民主主义 | 新民主主義 | xīn mín zhǔ zhǔ yì | Xin1 min2 zhu3 zhu3 yi4 | New Democracy | | |
| 23 | 新民主主义革命 | 新民主主義革命 | xīn mín zhǔ zhǔ yì gé mìng | Xin1 Min2 zhu3 zhu3 yi4 Ge2 ming4 | (Maoism) New Democracy (aka New Democratic Revolution) | | |
| 24 | 新兵 | 新兵 | xīn bīng | xin1 bing1 | new (army) recruit | | |
| 25 | 新郎 | 新郎 | xīn láng | xin1 lang2 | bridegroom; groom | | |