新款

xīn kuǎn · HSK 7

latest fashion

🆕👗 新款 = 新 new + 款 style/model, so the newest style or latest model

款 means style, design, or model of a product; pair it with 新 (new) and you get the freshly released version. Shops use 新款 for this season's latest line.

新 — 立 stand + 木 tree + 斤 axe
Originally depicted cutting fresh wood with an axe (斤) from a tree (木), with 辛/立 as the phonetic component. The original meaning of 'firewood' was later written as 薪, while 新 took on the extended sense of 'new' or 'fresh'.

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