信 (xìn)

letter/to believe/trust/confidence/sign

How 信 is written

Strokes
9
Radical
亻 — human
Traditional
信
Simplified
信 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 信

信息 xìnxī
information; news; message
相信 xiāngxìn
to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true
短信 duǎnxìn
text message; SMS
信仰 xìnyǎng
to believe in (a religion); firm belief; conviction
信任 xìnrèn
to trust; to have confidence in
信心 xìnxīn
confidence; faith (in sb or sth); CL:個|个[ge4]
信念 xìnniàn
faith; belief; conviction
信用 xìnyòng
to trust; credit (commerce); trustworthiness
信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ
credit card
信號 xìnhào
signal
信譽 xìnyù
prestige; distinction; reputation
信賴 xìnlài
to trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in

信 in a sentence

我不相信他說的話。

Wǒ bù xiāngxìn tā shuō de huà.

“I don't believe what he said.”

How common is 信?

信 is the 176th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 53.2% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 信

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