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CHINESE CHARACTER

xìn

信

信

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mail

Numbered pinyin
xin4
English meanings
letter, mail, message

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 亻; right 言.

  • Left

    亻
  • Right

    言
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    • Top

      亠
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    • Bottom

      ⿱
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰亻言

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他xiě写le了yī一fēng封xìn信。

    He wrote a letter.

  2. 02

    shōudào收到xìn信le了。

    Received the letter.

  3. 03

    xiāngxìn相信wǒ我。

    Believe me.

  4. 04

    jì寄yī一fēng封xìn信。

    Send a letter.

  5. 05

    zhè这fēng封xìn信hěn很zhǎng长。

    This letter is long.

  6. 06

    xìn信lǐ里xiě写le了hěn很duō多huà话。

    The letter has much to say.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 互信
  • 信仰
  • 信件
  • 信任
  • 信号
  • 信封
  • 信心
  • 信念
  • 信息
  • 信用
  • 信用卡
  • 信箱
  • 信誉
  • 信贷
  • 信赖
  • 公开信
  • 半信半疑
  • 可信
  • 回信
  • 坚信
  • 威信
  • 微信
  • 来信
  • 深信
  • 电信
  • 相信
  • 短信
  • 确信
  • 自信
  • 自信心
  • 诚信
  • 贺信
  • 迷信
  • 通信
  • 难以置信