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Meaning of 信

Pinyin xìn、 shēn

Radical

亻

Strokes

Definition

letter / true / to believe / sign / evidence

Usage

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信 (xìn) 1. Honesty, not to deceive. 诚实，不欺骗。 2. To not doubt, to consider reliable. 不怀疑，认为可靠。 3. To revere or worship. 崇奉。 4. Message or news. 消息。 5. Letter or correspondence. 函件。 6. Casual, permissive behavior. 随便，放任。 7. Same as "芯" (core). 同“芯”。 8. A surname. 姓。信 (xìn) 1. Honesty and sincerity: 诚心诚意。诚实，不欺骗：～用。～守。～物。～货。～誓旦旦。 2. To be reliable and trustworthy: 不怀疑，认为可靠。～任。～托。～心。～念。 3. To revere: 崇奉。～仰。～徒。 4. News or information: 消息。～息。杳无音～。 5. Correspondence or letters: 函件。～件。～笺。～鸽。～访。 6. Casual, permissive behavior: 随便，放任。～手（随手）。～步（随意走动，散步）。～笔。～意。 7. Same as "芯". 同“芯”。 8. A surname. 姓。信 (xìn) As a verb: 1. To believe; to trust. 相信;信任。 2. To keep one’s word; to maintain trust. 守信用。 3. To stay over for two consecutive nights. 住宿两夜。 4. To verify; to confirm. 证实;应验。 5. To know. 知晓。信 (xìn) As a noun: 1. Oath or alliance. 信约;盟约。 2. Certificate; proof. 符契;凭证。 3. A messenger, or a person who delivers messages or letters. 持有信物的外交使臣或传送函件或口头消息的人。 4. Notification or information. 通“讯”。音讯。 5. Letter or correspondence. 书信，信件。 6. A surname. 姓。信 (xìn) As an adverb: 1. Casually; permissively. 放任;随便。 2. Certainly; indeed. 果真，的确。信 (xìn) As a verb (additional meanings): 1. To spread or unfold. 同“伸”，舒展开。 2. To express or declare. 同“伸”，表白。信 (xìn) Verb: To stretch out, to unfold. 动词伸直、舒展。通「伸」。《易经．系辞下》：往者屈也，来者信也。 Verb: To state or express. 动词陈述表白。通「申」。

恐吓信 kǒng hè xìn

threating letter / threatening letter

信叔 xìn shū

Uncle Xin

坚信 jiān xìn

to believe firmly / without any doubt

多媒体通信 duō méi tǐ tōng xìn

multimedia communication

信用卡 xìn yòng kǎ

credit card

匿名信 nì míng xìn

an anonymous letter / poison-pen letter

宠信 chǒng xìn

to dote on and trust

信封 xìn fēng

envelope / CL:個|个[ge4]

崇信 Chóng xìn

Chongxin county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu

背信弃义 bèi xìn qì yì

breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray / treachery / perfidy

引信 yǐn xìn

a detonator

信徒 xìn tú

believer

信函 xìn hán

letter / piece of correspondence (incl. email)

满怀信心 mǎn huái xìn xīn

with full confidence / have full confidence in ...

信息网 xìn xī wǎng

information network

信息技术 xìn xī jì shù

information technology / IT

慰问信 wèi wèn xìn

consolation Letter

信托 xìn tuō

to entrust / trust bond (finance)

信手拈来 xìn shǒu niān lái

have one's words at hand / write freely without too much hesitation

捎信 shāo xìn

to take a letter / to send word

凭信 píng xìn

to trust

杳无音信 yǎo wú yīn xìn

to have no news whatever

信誓旦旦 xìn shì dàn dàn

to make a solemn vow

信札 xìn zhá

letter

相信 xiāng xìn

to be convinced (that sth is true) / to believe / to accept sth as true

信心 xìn xīn

confidence / faith (in sb or sth) / CL:個|个[ge4]

通信 tōng xìn

to correspond (by letter etc) / to communicate / communication

信用 xìn yòng

to trust / credit (commerce) / trustworthiness / creditworthiness

信号 xìn hào

signal

信息化 xìn xī huà

informatization (the Information Age analog of industrialization)

电信 diàn xìn

telecommunications

信奉 xìn fèng

belief / to believe (in sth)

自信 zì xìn

to have confidence in oneself / self-confidence

私信 sī xìn

private correspondence / personal letter / (computing) personal message (PM) / to message sb

信念 xìn niàn

faith / belief / conviction

来信 lái xìn

incoming letter / send a letter here

写信 xiě xìn

to write a letter

迷信 mí xìn

superstition / to have a superstitious belief (in sth)

短信 duǎn xìn

text message / SMS

信贷 xìn dài

credit / borrowed money

信心百倍 xìn xīn bǎi bèi

brimming with confidence (idiom)

信息熵 xìn xī shāng

comentropy / information entropy

信件 xìn jiàn

letter (sent by mail)

信任 xìn rèn

to trust / to have confidence in

将信将疑 jiāng xìn jiāng yí

half believing, half doubting / skeptical

笃信 dǔ xìn

to believe firmly / devout in one's faith

确信 què xìn

to be convinced / to be sure / to firmly believe / to be positive that / definite news

信笺 xìn jiān

letter / letter paper

亲信 qīn xìn

trusted aide

互信 hù xìn

mutual trust

信箱 xìn xiāng

mailbox / post office box

光纤通信 guāng xiān tōng xìn

FOC / optical fiber communications

信马由缰 xìn mǎ yóu jiāng

ride with lax reins -- let things take their natural course

难以置信 nán yǐ zhì xìn

hard to believe / incredible

信息 xìn xī

information / news / message

信仰 xìn yǎng

to believe in (a religion) / firm belief / conviction

推荐信 tuī jiàn xìn

recommendation letter

信誉 xìn yù

prestige / distinction / reputation / trust

信访 xìn fǎng

complaint letter / petition letter / see also 上訪|上访[shang4 fang3]

信贷资金 xìn dài zī jīn

credit funds

信贷员 xìn dài yuán

loan officer / credit clerk

信赖 xìn lài

to trust / to have confidence in / to have faith in / to rely on

邀请信 yāo qǐng xìn

invitation / letter of invitation

信邪 xìn xié

Believe in evil

信口雌黄 xìn kǒu cí huáng

to speak off the cuff / to casually opine

信鸽 xìn gē

homing pigeon / carrier pigeon