新潟 xīnxiè Niigata Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 新 xīn adjective new new; fresh; up-to-date; newly appearing or just discovered潟 xì [place name] Used in place names, most notably 新潟 xīnxiè (Niigata, Japan); often mistakenly written as 泻 xiè.