新

abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1] / surname Xin

new / newly / meso- (chemistry)

新 = 亲 + 斤 : Marie Curie and her bride are inspecting their wedding presents in front of the encampment. There's a brand new pair of barbells packed in plastic foil.

新 character breakdown

新
- 斤
  - 丅
    - 一
    - 丨
  - ⺁
    - 丿
- 亲
  - 朩
    - 一
    - 小
      - 亅
      - 八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
  - 立
    - 亠
      - 一
      - 丶
    - 䒑
      - 一
      - 丷

斤

ji̅n = ji + (e)n1

catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g

斤 = ⺁ + 丅 : Mnemonic symbol: barbells with 500g on each side.

Joan of Arc (ji) is lifting barbells (斤) in front of the encampment ((e)n1). Before each set she eats all the bananas from a banana tree (⺁) for the magnesium, and after each set she eats a T-bone steak (丅) for the protein.

亲

親

qi̅n = qi + (e)n1

parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear

亲 = 朩 + 立 : The bride. The Queen of Hearts wants to kidnap the bride in front of the encampment. As soon as the bride falls out of the sewage tube from the top, the Queen swiftly puts a big vase below the sewage tube, so that it'll be easy for the Queen to drag away the vase with the bride afterwards.

亲

親

qìng = qi + (e)ng4

parents-in-law of one's offspring

Characters with 新 as component

薪

xi̅n = xi + (e)n1

fuel / salary

薪 = 艹 + 新 : Marie Curie (xi) received her salary (薪) in front of the encampment ((e)n1) which consists of a set of completely new (新) sheets of artificial lawn (艹). Unfortunately they catch fire and prove to be the ideal fuel (薪) for a quickly burning fire: the artificial lawn is burning down within seconds.