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信 — letter; mail; to trust

letter; mail; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in

Pinyin
xìn
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

How to write 信: 9 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

信 — 9 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 信 in the HSK syllabus: 29

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 相信xiāngxìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as trueHSK 3
  2. 信xìnletter; mail; to trust; to believeHSK 3
  3. 信用卡xìnyòngkǎcredit cardHSK 3
  4. 短信duǎnxìntext message; SMSHSK 4
  5. 回信huíxìnto reply; to write back; letter written in replyHSK 4
  6. 信号xìnhàosignalHSK 4
  7. 信息xìnxīinformation; news; messageHSK 4
  8. 信心xìnxīnconfidence; faithHSK 4
  9. 自信zìxìnto have confidence in oneself; self-confidenceHSK 4
  10. 信封xìnfēngenvelopeHSK 5
  11. 信任xìnrènto trust; to have confidence inHSK 5
  12. 信用xìnyòngtrustworthiness; credit; to trust and appointHSK 5
  13. 诚信chéngxìnhonesty; trustworthiness; good faithHSK 6
  14. 通信tōngxìnto correspondHSK 6
  15. 信赖xìnlàito trust; to have confidence in; to have faith inHSK 6
  16. 信念xìnniànfaith; belief; convictionHSK 6
  17. 半信半疑bànxìn-bànyíhalf believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skepticalHSK 7–9
  18. 电信diànxìntelecommunicationsHSK 7–9
  19. 贺信hèxìncongratulatory letter or messageHSK 7–9
  20. 坚信jiānxìnto believe firmly; without any doubtHSK 7–9
  21. 迷信míxìnsuperstition; to have a superstitious beliefHSK 7–9
  22. 难以置信nányǐ-zhìxìnhard to believe; incredibleHSK 7–9
  23. 确信quèxìnto be convinced; to be sure; to firmly believeHSK 7–9
  24. 守信shǒuxìnto keep promisesHSK 7–9
  25. 威信wēixìnprestige; reputation; trust; credit with the peopleHSK 7–9
  26. 信贷xìndàicredit; borrowed moneyHSK 7–9
  27. 信件xìnjiànletterHSK 7–9
  28. 信仰xìnyǎngto believe in; firm belief; convictionHSK 7–9
  29. 信誉xìnyùprestige; distinction; reputation; trustHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.