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信

xìn
HSK 23 readings

“Letter” in Chinese is 信 (xìn).

Other characters with the syllable xin: see all 9 →

Meaning

  • letter
  • mail
  • to trust
Show 7 more meanings
  • to believe
  • to profess faith in
  • truthful
  • confidence
  • trust
  • at will
  • at random

Example

他等火车的时候，一会儿听音乐，一会儿发短信。

While he was waiting for the train, he listened to music and sent text messages.

From 短信 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • xìnletter / mail / to trust / to believe / to profess faith in / truthful / confidence / trust / at will / at random
  • shēnvariant of 伸 (to stretch) (archaic)

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 信

短信duǎnxìntext messageHSK 2相信xiāngxìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as trueHSK 2信号xìnhàosignalHSK 2信息xìnxīinformation; news; messageHSK 2信心xìnxīnconfidenceHSK 2信用卡xìnyòngkǎcredit cardHSK 2通信tōngxìnto correspond (by letter, email etc)HSK 3信封xìnfēngenvelopeHSK 3

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2般bānsortHSK 2板bǎnboardHSK 2办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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