新築
しんちく · shinchiku · JLPT N1 · noun
construction
🏠 新 (new) + 築 (build, construct) = a newly built structure
築 also appears in 建築 (kenchiku, architecture/construction). Shin (new) plus chiku (build) gives shinchiku: new construction.
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'.