辛 (Xīn)

surname Xin

Etymology

Pictograph of a chisel-like tool. The meaning later shifted to "hard" and "laborious".

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“辛,秋時萬物成而孰。金剛味辛,辛痛即泣出。从一,从。,辠也。辛承庚,象人股。”

Original meaning

chisel