信 xìn
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xìn
verb
to believe; to trust
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: 信 is synonymous with 相信 or 信任 in this sense (FE '信' 3; GDC '信' 5; Kroll 2015 '信' 1a, p. 508) -
xìn
noun
a letter
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 信 is synonymous with 书信 in this sense (FE '信' 6; Kroll 2015 '信' 5, p. 508) -
xìn
noun
evidence
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 信物 (FE '信' 7; GHC '信' 7; Kroll 2015 '信' 2a, p. 508) -
xìn
noun
faith; confidence
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (FE '信' 1; Kroll 2015 '信' 1c, p. 508) -
xìn
adjective
honest; sincere; true
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 信 is synonymous with 诚 in this sense (FE '信' 1; GHC '信' 1; Kroll 2015 '信' 1, p. 508) -
xìn
noun
proof; a certificate; a receipt; a voucher
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 信 is synonymous with 凭证 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '信' 2, p. 508) -
xìn
noun
an official holding a document
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Such as a document or letter to be delivered as a diplomatic mission (FE '信' 4; GHC '信' 8; Kroll 2015 '信' 3, p. 508) -
xìn
adverb
willfully; randomly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 信 is synonymous with 随便 in this sense (FE '信' 8) -
xìn
adverb
truly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: May be used in Literary Chinese to emphasize a supposition in a complex sentence with a subordinating conjunction (like 'if') (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 153; Kroll 2015 '信' 1b, p. 508; GHC '信' 2). -
xìn
noun
a gift
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '信' 6, p. 508) -
xìn
noun
credit
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 信用 (GHC '信' 3) -
xìn
adverb
on time; regularly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 准时 (FE '信' 9; GHC '信' 4) -
xìn
adjective
to lodge in one place two or more nights in a row
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHC '信' 10; Kroll 2015 '信' 4, p. 508) -
xìn
noun
news; a message
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (FE '信' 5) -
xìn
noun
arsenic
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 信石 (CCD 2 '信')
Contained in
- 信天翁 albatross
- 信以为真(信以為真) to take to be true
- 通信 to communicate ; communication
- 杖信 to trust
- 民间信仰(民間信仰) folk religion; popular religion
- 改信 to convert (to another religion)
- 发信(發信) to post a letter
- 随信(隨信) attached with the letter
- 吉信 a letter from family
- 通信线(通信線) communication line; hot line
- 信托基金 investment fund
- 信用卡 credit card
- 信息图(信息圖) infographic
- 信筒 mailbox; postbox
- 信仰 faith; belief ; to have faith; to believe
- 寄信 to send a letter
- 信徒 a disciple; a believer
- 信赖(信賴) to confide; to trust
- 电信(電信) telecommunications
- 难以置信(難以置信) hard to believe; incredible
- 信得过(信得過) trustworthy; believable
- 信用观察(信用觀察) credit watch
- 信贷衍生产品(信貸衍生產品) credit derivative
- 平信 ordinary mail (as opposed to air mail etc)
- 信笔(信筆) to write freely; to express oneself as one pleases
- 信谗臣(信讒臣) trusted slanderous officials
- 虔信主义(虔信主義) fideism; fundamentalism
- 信口胡说(信口胡說) to speak without thinking; to blurt out
- 背信弃义(背信棄義) breaking faith and abandoning right; to betray; treachery; perfidy
- 信神者 a believer
- 信息与通讯技术(信息與通訊技術) information and communication technology (ICT)
- 信息素 pheromone
- 信贷(信貸) credit
- 写信(寫信) to write a letter
- 信口雌黄(信口雌黃) to speak off the cuff; to casually opine
- 公信力 credibility
- 不可撤销信用证(不可撤銷信用證) irrevocable letter of credit
- 可信 trustworthy
- 信纸(信紙) letter paper; writing paper
- 捎信 to take a letter; to send word
Also contained in
信义区 、 因特网信息服务器 、 信德省 、 移动通信网络 、 信息安全 、 头信息 、 移动信息设备框架 、 电子信箱 、 信州 、 信息化 、 通信协议
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- 卷三十四 韓彭英盧吳傳 Volume 34: Han, Peng, Ying, Lu and Wu Book of Han 漢書 — count: 116
- 《淮陰侯列傳》 Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 107
- 卷16 列傳第8 趙貴 獨孤信 侯莫陳崇 十二大將軍 Volume 16 Biographies 8: Zhao Gui; Du Guxin; Houmo Chencheng; 12 Senior Generals Book of Zhou 周書 — count: 70
- 卷六十一 列傳第四十九: 王盟 獨孤信 竇熾 賀蘭祥 叱列伏龜 閻慶 史寧 權景宣 Volume 61 Biographies 49: Wang Meng, Du Guxin, Dou Chi, He Lanxiang, Chilie Fugui, Yan Qing, Shi Ning, Quan Jingxuan History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 59
- 卷一百七十二 列傳第六十 羅亨信 侯璡 楊寧 王來 孫原貞 朱鑑 楊信民 張驥 馬謹 程信 白圭 張瓚 孔鏞 鄧廷瓚 王軾 劉丙 Volume 172 Biographies 60: Luo Hengxin, Hou Jin, Yang Ning, Wang Lai, Sun Yuanzhen, Zhu Jian, Yang Xinmin, Zhang Ji, Ma Jin, Cheng Xin, Bai Gui, Zhang Zan, Kong Yong, Deng Tingzan, Wang Shi, Liu Bing History of Ming 明史 — count: 56
- 卷四十七 Scroll 47 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 53
- 卷二十 趙三 Chapter 20: Zhao III Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 44
- 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 43
- 卷二百六十 列傳第十九 曹翰 楊嗣 党進 李漢瓊 劉遇 李懷忠 米信 田重進 劉廷翰 崔翰 Volume 260 Biographies 19: Cao Han, Yang Si, Dang Jin, Li Hanqiong, Liu Yu, Li Huaizhong, Mi Xin, Tian Zhongjin, Liu Tinghan, Cui Han History of Song 宋史 — count: 38
- 卷三百九十五 列傳第一百五十四 樓鑰 李大性 任希夷 徐應龍 莊夏 王阮 王質 陸游 方信孺 王柟 Volume 395 Biographies 154: Lou Yao, Li Daxing, Ren Xiyi, Xu Yinglong, Zhuang Xia, Wang Ruan, Wang Zhi, Lu You, Fang Xinru, Wang Nan History of Song 宋史 — count: 38
Collocations
- 信谗 (信讒) 宣公多信讒 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧陳‧防有鵲巢 Lessons from the states - Odes of Chen - Fang You Que Chao — count: 5
- 信南 (信南) 信南山 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧谷風之什‧信南山 Minor odes of the kingdom - Gu Feng Zhi Shen - Xin Nan Shan — count: 3
- 君子信 (君子信) 君子信讒 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧小弁 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Xiao Bian — count: 3
- 信厚 (信厚) 皆信厚如麟趾之時也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧麟之趾 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Lin Zhi Zhi — count: 2
- 信人 (信人) 無信人之言 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧揚之水 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Yang Zhi Shui — count: 2
- 信中国 (信中國) 吳信中國而攘夷狄 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 2
- 信礼 (信禮) 信禮之亡 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 2
- 谓信 (謂信) 守命共時之謂信 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 2
- 君信 (君信) 君信之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 2
- 信信 (信信) 有客信信 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧臣工之什‧有客 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Chen Gong - You Ke — count: 2