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信xìn, shēn

honest; trustworthy (信用,信守); to believe; to trust (信任,信心); a letter (信件,写信); news; information (信息,音信)

信 is trust and letters: 信心 'confidence', 信任 'trust', 信息 'information', 信封 'envelope'.

GF0025–2021 character list · 二级
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

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ZDIC: 会意，从亻、从言 — a person standing by their word: trustworthy; later a letter.

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WHOLE CHARACTER

信xìn, shēn

honest; trustworthy (信用,信守); to believe; to trust (信任,信心); a letter (信件,写信); news; information (信息,音信)

信 is trust and letters: 信心 'confidence', 信任 'trust', 信息 'information', 信封 'envelope'.

ZDIC: 会意，从亻、从言 — a person standing by their word: trustworthy; later a letter.

THE PERSON SIDE (ZDIC 从亻)

亻rén

person (from 人)

Left-side person form; not a standalone page.

In 信: the person side (ZDIC 从亻) The standing-person radical.

THE WORD/SPEECH PIECE (ZDIC 从言)

言yán

speech; words

Speech-related clue in 警.

In 信: the word/speech piece (ZDIC 从言) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

xìnTone 4
  • honest; trustworthy (信用,信守)
  • to believe; to trust (信任,信心)
  • a letter (信件,写信)
  • news; information (信息,音信)
  • 信任xìnrènto trust
  • 信心xìnxīnconfidence
  • 信息xìnxīinformation; message
  • 信封xìnfēngenvelope
shēnTone 1classical
  • (classical) equals 伸 — to stretch out; to state at length

An old equivalence with 伸; not a modern common reading, so no learner words.

No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.

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