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信 (xìn): Trust — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 信

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 信 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 信

信 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
信=亻person+言speech

A person's (亻) words (言) are trustworthy — to believe or a letter.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 信

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 信

HSK words that contain this character.

信用卡

xìn yòng kǎ

credit card

HSK 3

相信

xiāng xìn

to believe

HSK 3

信封

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 信 is used in context

wǒ我
wán完
quán全
xiāng相
xìn信
nǐ你
de

Information

Pinyinxìn
Meaningtrust
Strokes9
Radical亻
Traditional信
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#381
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄣˋ
UnicodeU+4FE1
CangjieOYMR
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xìn fēng

envelope

HSK 4

信心

xìn xīn

confidence

HSK 4

信息

xìn xī

news; information

HSK 4

短信

duǎn xìn

text message; SMS

HSK 4
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自信

zì xìn

self-confident; believe in oneself

HSK 4

信任

xìn rèn

to trust

HSK 5

信号

xìn hào

signal

HSK 5

信仰

xìn yǎng

faith; belief

HSK 6

信念

xìn niàn

faith; belief; conviction

HSK 6

信誉

xìn yù

prestige

HSK 6

信赖

xìn lài

trust; count on; have faith in

HSK 6

威信

wēi xìn

prestige

HSK 6

确信

què xìn

firmly believe; be convinced; be sure

HSK 6
的
huà话
。

I completely believe your words.

wǒ我
shōu收
dào到
le了
yì一
fēng封
zhòng重
yào要
de的
xìn信
jiàn件
。

I received an important letter.

wǒ我
xū需
yào要
gèng更
duō多
xìn信
xī息
lái来
zuò做
jué决
dìng定
。

I need more information to make a decision.

péng朋
yǒu友
zhī之
jiān间
xū需
yào要
xiāng相
hù互
xìn信
rèn任
。

Friends need to trust each other.

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