信 xìn

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. 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)
4. xìn noun faith; confidence
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (FE '信' 1; Kroll 2015 '信' 1c, p. 508)
5. 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)
6. 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)
7. 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)
8. xìn adverb willfully; randomly
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 信 is synonymous with 随便 in this sense (FE '信' 8)
9. 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).
10. xìn noun a gift
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '信' 6, p. 508)
11. xìn noun credit
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 信用 (GHC '信' 3)
12. xìn adverb on time; regularly
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 准时 (FE '信' 9; GHC '信' 4)
13. 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)
14. xìn noun news; a message
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (FE '信' 5)
15. xìn noun arsenic
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 信石 (CCD 2 '信')

Contained in

• 模拟信号(模擬信號) analog signal
• 信誉(信譽) reputation
• 信马游缰(信馬游韁) trust the horse, loosen the reins
• 短尾信天翁 short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
• 信函 letter; piece of correspondence (incl. email)
• 言必信，行必果 one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work
• 深信不疑 to believe firmly without any doubt; absolute certainty about sth
• 信口开河(信口開河) to speak without thinking; to blurt something out
• 信用证券(信用證券) instrument of credit; letter of credit
• 发短信(發短信) to text; to send SMS messages
• 背信弃义(背信棄義) breaking faith and abandoning right; to betray; treachery; perfidy
• 不信用 distrust
• 纪念信封(紀念信封) a commemorative envelope
• 征信社(徵信社) private investigator; credit bureau
• 信用社 credit union
• 信佛 to believe in Buddhism
• 虔信 piety; devotion (to a religion); pious (believer); devout
• 进行通信(進行通信) to communicate; to carry out communications
• 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信(家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信) Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly.
• 信仰体系(信仰體系) a belief system
• 信女 a female lay Buddhist
• 信士 a disciple, a male disciple ; an honest man
• 自信心 self-confidence
• 信步 to stroll; to saunter
• 信息与通讯技术(信息與通訊技術) information and communication technology (ICT)
• 信阳地区(信陽地區) Xinyang prefecture
• 短信 SMS message; text message
• 信鸽(信鴿) homing pigeon; carrier pigeon
• 亲信(親信) a trusted aide
• 误信(誤信) to falsely believe; to be mislead; to fall for (a trick etc)
• 不可置信 unbelievable; incredible
• 来信(來信) incoming letter
• 首席信息官 chief information officer (CIO)
• 信不过(信不過) to distrust; to be suspicious
• 置信水平 confidence level
• 改信 to convert (to another religion)
• 信靠 trust
• 值得信赖(值得信賴) trustworthy
• 信噪比 signal-to-noise ratio
• 背信 to break faith
• 信息密度 information density

Also contained in

费信 、 信州 、 信州区 、 许信良 、 数字信号处理技术 、 鄭信 、 置信区间 、 信度国 、 林智信 、 美国信息交换标准代码

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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: 109
• 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: 42
• 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: 39
• 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

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
• 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
• 陈信 (陳信) 其祝史陳信於鬼神 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — 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
• 信吴 (信吳) 王唯信吳 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 2
• 近信 (近信) 而甚近信之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — 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
• 不知信 (不知信) 民不知信 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 2
• 信子 (信子) 王唯信子 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 2