信

xìn

x+ìn·4th tone

letter · mail

Radical: 亻 Strokes: 9 HSK 2

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Most common

Same radical

体作传仙修倒使代位伤假保

Same radical

体作传仙修倒使代位伤假保任伏佛

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Character Decomposition

信=亻+言

Meanings

letter

mail

CL:封 fēng

to trust

to believe

to profess faith in

truthful

confidence

trust

at will

at random

xìn

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Words with 信 665 total

blackmail黑信hēi xìn to break faith背信bèi xìn oral message口信kǒu xìn ordinary mail (as opposed to air mail etc)平信píng xìn to trust凭信píng xìn to win the trust of取信qǔ xìn to break a promise失信shī xìn to keep promises守信shǒu xìn

Idioms with 信 83 total Chain

(idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical半信半疑bàn xìn bàn yí breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray · treachery · perfidy背信弃义bèi xìn qì yì sincere belief and diligent study笃信好学dǔ xìn hào xué

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