new hand; novice; raw recruit
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".
手 (shǒu) · 4 strokes
Pictograph of a hand.