信 (xìn): believe, letter
信 (xìn) is a Chinese character meaning “believe, letter.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural) and 言 (structural). It ranks #176 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- believe, letter
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 信
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 相信verb | xiāng xìn | to believe | 3 |
| 信息noun | xìn xī | information | 4 |
| 信任verb | xìn rèn | to trust | 5 |
| 信号noun | xìn hào | signal | 4 |
| 自信verb/noun/adjective | zì xìn | to have confidence in oneself | 4 |
| 信心noun | xìn xīn | confidence | 4 |
| 信用卡noun | xìn yòng kǎ | credit card | 3 |
| 信念noun | xìn niàn | faith | 6 |
| 短信noun | duǎn xìn | text message | 4 |
| 信封noun | xìn fēng | envelope | 5 |
| 通信verb | tōng xìn | to correspond (by letter, email etc) | 6 |
| 信赖verb | xìn lài | to trust | 6 |
| 信用noun | xìn yòng | trustworthiness | 5 |
| 回信verb/noun | huí xìn | to reply | 4 |
| 诚信adjective | chéng xìn | honesty | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 难以置信phrase | nán yǐ zhì xìn | (idiom) hard to believe |
| 信仰verb | xìn yǎng | to believe in (a religion) |
| 确信verb | què xìn | to be convinced |
| 写信verb | xiě xìn | to write a letter |
| 坚信verb | jiān xìn | to believe firmly |
| 来信verb | lái xìn | incoming letter |
| 信件noun | xìn jiàn | letter (sent by mail) |
| 信箱noun | xìn xiāng | mailbox |
| 口信noun | kǒu xìn | oral message |
| 可信adjective | kě xìn | trustworthy |
| 信徒noun | xìn tú | believer |
| 迷信verb | mí xìn | superstition |
| 信托verb | xìn tuō | to entrust |
| 明信片 | míng xìn piàn | postcard |
| 信守verb | xìn shǒu | to abide by |
信 appears in 110 compound words: 38 as the first character, 58 as the last, and 4 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 信 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (17)
to break the faith and disregard righteousness; to act perfidiously; perfidious, treacherous; treachery, perfidy
to take with a pinch of salt; to be doubtful; to be not quite convinced
devotees or followers of Buddhism, later extended to Taoism and other religions
to take with a pinch of salt; to be doubtful; to be not quite convinced
to break the faith and disregard righteousness; to act perfidiously; perfidious, treacherous; treachery, perfidy
devotees or followers of Buddhism, later extended to Taoism and other religions
Showing 12 of 17 idioms containing 信.
Example Sentences
请相信我们的专业能力，这个项目一定会按时完成。
Qǐng xiāngxìn wǒmen de zhuānyè nénglì, zhè gè xiàngmù yídìng huì ànshí wánchéng.
Please believe in our professional capabilities; this project will definitely be completed on time.
联合国:收到伊朗来信 对地区紧张局势深表关切
lián gě guó : shōu dào yī lǎng lái xìn duì dì qū jǐn zhāng jú shì shēn biǎo guān qiē
United Nations: Received a letter from Iran expressing deep concern about regional tensions
“新春走基层”为了不失联的信号
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng wéi le bù shī lián de xìn hào
"New Year to the grassroots" is a signal not to lose contact
2025年收获满满,山东信息职业技术学院向合作单位..
nián shōu huò mǎn mǎn , shān dōng xìn xī zhí yè jì shù xué yuàn xiàng gě zuò shàn wèi . .
2025: A Year of Abundant Harvests Shandong Information Vocational College extends its gratitude to partner institutions...
春节新功能!微信又上新了
chūn jié xīn gōng néng ! wēi xìn yòu shǎng xīn le
New Spring Festival Features! WeChat has rolled out more updates.
不只是相信“相信的力量”——速滑团体追逐夺牌的背后
bù zhī shì xiāng xìn xiāng xìn de lì liáng sù huá tuán tī zhuī zhú duó pái de bēi hòu
Beyond Believing in the Power of Belief: The Story Behind the Speed Skating Team Pursuit's Medal Run
这封信是玛丽写的吗？
Zhè fēng xìn shì Mǎlì xiě de ma?
Was this letter written by Mary?
可以帮我寄这封信吗？
Kěyǐ bāng wǒ jì zhè fēng xìn ma?
Would you mind mailing this letter for me?
我需要写一封信。你有纸吗？
Wǒ xūyào xiě yī fēng xìn. nǐ yǒu zhǐ ma?
I have to write a letter. Do you have some paper?
我应该回信给他吗？
Wǒ yīnggāi huíxìn gěi tā ma?
Should I reply to his letter?
Character Family
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