How is 信 pronounced?

信 is pronounced “xìn” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 信?

信 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 信?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 信 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 2nounverb

信

xìn

信 (xìn) means “letter; mail; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Measure word: 封

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

我收到了他的信。

Wǒ shōudào le tā de xìn.

I received his letter.

Words containing 信

短信duǎn xìntext message; SMS 相信xiāng xìnto be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true 信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card 信封xìn fēngenvelope 信息xìn xīinformation; news; message 信心xìn xīnconfidence; faith (in sb or sth)自信zì xìnto have confidence in oneself; self-confidence 信号xìn hàosignal 信任xìn rènto trust; to have confidence in 迷信mí xìnsuperstition; to have a superstitious belief (in sth)确信què xìnto be convinced; to be sure; to firmly believe 威信wēi xìnsee 威信縣|威信县[Wei1 xin4 Xian4]

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Frequently asked questions

What does 信 mean?: 信 (xìn) means “letter; mail; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 信 pronounced?: 信 is pronounced “xìn” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 信?: 信 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 信?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 信 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27