新娘 (xīn niáng)

Character breakdown

• 新 (Xīn) · 13 strokes

  Phonosemantic component. 辛 represents the sound, and 斤 (axe) and 木 (tree) represent the original meaning "firewood", now written as 薪. The meaning later shifted to "fresh" and "new".

• 娘 (niáng) · 10 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 良 represents the sound. Simplified form of 孃.