信(xìn)

HSK 29 strokes
Readingsxìnshēn

letter

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Character information

Pinyin
xìn / shēn
Meaning
letter; mail; CL:封[feng1]; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 信 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿰亻言

Made of

亻rén言yán

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 信 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 信

Common words using 信 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xìn信rèn任
HSK 3

to trust

Open 信任 page →
xìn信fēng封
HSK 3

envelope

Open 信封 page →
lái来xìn信
HSK 5

incoming letter; to send us a letter

Open 来信 page →
xìn信yǎng仰
HSK 6

to believe in (a religion)

Open 信仰 page →
hù互xìn信
HSK 7-9

mutual trust

Open 互信 page →
xìn信jiàn件
HSK 7-9

letter (sent by mail)

Open 信件 page →
tā他xìn信

Thaksin Shinawatra (1949-), Thai businessman and politician, prime minister…

Open 他信 page →
bù不xìn信rèn任àn案

no-confidence motion

Open 不信任案 page →

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From 信’s common words

任封来仰互件他不

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