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xìn
信

HSK 2
common

Meaning of 信

信 means true; reliable; factual; trust; credibility; credit. Pronounced xìn. HSK 2.

  • true; reliable; factual
  • trust; credibility; credit
  • to believe; to trust; to have faith in

Character Info

Radical亻
Strokes9
Components
亻
言
口

Stroke Order

信

Definitions & Examples

Zhè这
ge个
lì历
shǐ史
jì记
zǎi载
hěn很
xìn信
shǐ史
 。

This historical record is very reliable and factual.

Tā他
shuō说
de的
huà话
xìn信
ér而
yǒu有
zhēng征
 ，
wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
xiāng相
xìn信
 。

What he said is true and well-documented, so we can believe it.

Relations

Measure Words

封/ fēng
Primary
张/ zhāng

Common Words

相信xiāngxìn

believe; trust; have faith

信息xìnxī

news; message; information (in information theory)

信用xìnyòng

credit; trustworthiness

信件xìnjiàn

letter; mail; correspondence

信心xìnxīn

confidence; faith; belief

信封 / 信封兒xìnfēng

envelope

书信 / 書信shūxìn

letter; correspondence

信任xìnrèn

trust; confidence; reliance

信守xìnshǒu

keep faith with; abide by; stand by

信号 / 信號xìnhào

signal; indicator

短信duǎnxìn

short letter; SMS/text message

信仰xìnyǎnɡ

faith; belief; creed