信 (seon3 | xin4) : honest; trust; letter; believe

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信

seon3

xin4

[1] honest; truthful; faithful
[2] trust; believe
[3] letter; mail; news
[4] carefree; aimless; at random

unofficial simplification: 伩

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 9

Level: 1

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

信

This word has been viewed 22912 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Dec 2012 03:33

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徵信社 zing1 seon3 se5 zheng1 xin4 she4 = (Taiwan) private investigator; credit bureau

自信踭 zi6 seon3 zaang1 = padded insoles for height, shoe lift inserts

信任 seon3 jam6 xin4 ren4 = trust, have confidence in

信用卡 seon3 jung6 kaat1 xin4 yong4 ka3 = credit card

信封 seon3 fung1 xin4 feng1 = envelope

信心 seon3 sam1 xin4 xin1 = confidence

信箱 seon3 soeng1 xin4 xiang1 = [1] a post office box P.O.B. [2] a mailbox

相信 soeng1 seon3 xiang1 xin4 = to believe; to trust; to be convinced

寫信 se2 seon3 xie3 xin4 = to write a letter

打單信 daa2 daan1 seon3 = blackmail letter 粵

信徒 seon3 tou4 xin4 tu2 = believer; disciple; devotee

信用卡號碼 seon3 jung6 kaat1 hou6 maa5 = credit card number

信用咭 seon3 jung6 kaat1 = credit card 粵

派信 paai3 seon3 pai4 xin4 = to deliver mail / letters

信差 seon3 caai1 xin4 chai1 = postman, mailman; runner, messenger

信教 seon3 gaau3 = religious belief

明信片 ming4 seon3 pin3*2 ming2 xin4 pian4 = postcard

迷信 mai4 seon3 mi2 xin4 = superstition; superstitious

書信 syu1 seon3 shu1 xin4 = epistle

深信 sam1 seon3 shen1 xin4 = resolutely believe; sincerely believe

自信 zi6 seon3 zi4 xin4 = self-confidence

信仰 seon3 joeng5 xin4 yang3 = (to believe in a) religion; conviction; belief

信件 seon3 gin6/6*2 xin4 jian4 = a letter; mail

信念 seon3 nim6 xin4 nian4 = belief; faith; conviction

信息 seon3 sik1 xin4 xi1 = news; tidings; information

信用 seon3 jung6 xin4 yong4 = credit

信號 seon3 hou6 xin4 hao4 = semaphore, signal

信譽 seon3 jyu6 xin4 yu4 = prestige; reputation

信貸 seon3 taai3 xin4 dai4 = financial credit

信賴 seon3 laai6 xin4 lai4 = to confide; to trust

堅信 gin1 seon3 jian1 xin4 = believe strongly; firm belief

確信 kok3 seon3 que4 xin4 = confident; to be convinced; to firmly believe

威信 wai1 seon3 wei1 xin4 = prestige; veneration; trust; respect

電信 din6 seon3 dian4 xin4 = telecommunications

封信 fung1 seon3 = letter / piece of mail 粵

通信 tung1 seon3 tong1 xin4 = to communicate; communications

不信任 bat1 seon3 jam6 bu4*2 xin4 ren4 = mistrust 國

寄信 gei3 seon3 = send

公開信 gung1 hoi1 seon3 gong1 kai1 xin4 = an open letter; a public letter

掛號信 gwaa3 hou6 seon3 gua4 hao4 xin4 = registered mail

善男信女 sin6 naam4 seon3 neoi5 = devotees to Buddha; devout men and women

通風報信 tung1 fung1 bou3 seon3 tong1 feng1 bao4 xin4 = to divulge secret information

回信 wui4 seon3 hui2 xin4 = to reply or answer (a letter)

介紹信 gaai3 siu6 seon3 = a letter of recommendation/introduction/reference

覆信 fuk1 seon3 = to reply or answer

不信 bat1 seon3 bu4 xin4 = discredit 國

不信任投票 bat1 seon3 jam6 tau4 piu3 bu4 xin4 ren4 tou2 piao4 = a vote of no confidence 國

不信任案 bat1 seon3 jam6 on3 bu4 xin4 ren4 an4 = no-confidence motion; a vote of censure 國

不信用 bat1 seon3 jung6 bu4 xin4 yong4 = to discredit 國

互信 wu6 seon3 hu4 xin4 = mutual trust

信息技術 seon3 sik1 gei6 seot6 xin4 xi2 ji4 shu4 = information technology (IT)

信息時代 seon3 sik1 si4 doi6 xin4 xi2 shi2 dai4 = information age

信息管理 seon3 sik1 gun2 lei5 xin4 xi2 guan3 li3 = information management

信息系統 seon3 sik1 hai6 tung2 xin4 xi2 xi4 tong3 = information system

信息資源 seon3 sik1 zi1 jyun4 xin4 xi2 zi1 yuan2 = information resource

信服 seon3 fuk6 xin4 fu2 = to convince

信用等級 seon3 jung6 dang2 kap1 xin4 yong4 deng3 ji2 = credit level

信用證 seon3 jung6 zing3 xin4 yong4 zheng4 = letter of credit

信號臺 seon3 hou6 toi4 xin4 hao4 tai2 = signal station

信道 seon3 dou6 xin4 dao4 = signal path

公眾電信網路 gung1 zung3 din6 seon3 mong5 lou6 gong1 zhong4 dian4 xin4 wang3 lu4 = public telephone network

家信 gaa1 seon3 jia1 xin4 = letter (to or from) home

引信系統 jan5 seon3 hai6 tung2 yin3 xin4 xi4 tong3 = fusing/fuzing system

來信 loi4 seon3 lai2 xin4 = incoming letter; send a letter here

信奉 seon3 fung6 xin4 feng4 = belief; to believe (in sth)

信守 seon3 sau2 xin4 shou3 = abide by; keep (promises, etc)

半信半疑 bun3 seon3 bun3 ji4 ban4 xin4 ban4 yi2 = half-believe, half-doubt

表面信息 biu2 min6 seon3 sik1 biao3 mian4 xin4 xi2 = surface information

電話信號 din6 waa6*2 seon3 hou6 dian4 hua4 xin4 hao4 = telephone signal

電信服務 din6 seon3 fuk6 mou6 dian4 xin4 fu2 wu4 = telecommunications service

電信網路 din6 seon3 mong5 lou6 dian4 xin4 wang3 lu4 = telecommunications network

電子信箱 din6 zi2 seon3 soeng1 dian4 zi3 xin4 xiang1 = electronic mailbox

讀者來信 duk6 ze2 loi4 seon3 du2 zhe3 lai2 xin4 = Reader's Letters

進行通信 zeon3 hang4 tung1 seon3 jin4 xing2 tong1 xin4 = to communicate; to carry out communications

推薦信 teoi1 zin3 seon3 tui1 jian4 xin4 = recommendation letter; reference letter

平信 ping4 seon3 ping2 xin4 = ordinary mail (as opposed to air mail, etc.)

報信者 bou3 seon3 ze2 bao4 xin4 zhe3 = bode

報信 bou3 seon3 bao4 xin4 = notify; inform

化學信息素 faa3 hok6 seon3 sik1 sou3 hua4 xue2 xin4 xi2 su4 = semiochemical

手信 sau2 seon3 shou3 xin4 = souvenir; gift 粵

可信任 ho2 seon3 jam6 ke3 xin4 ren4 = trusty

自信心 zi6 seon3 sam1 zi4 xin4 xin1 = self-confidence

去食存信 heoi2 sik6 cyun4 seon3 = to maintain one's faith and righteousness at all costs

收信 sau1 seon3 = to receive mail

信息安全 seon3 sik1 on1 cyun4 = information security

信息服務 seon3 sik1 fuk6 mou6 = information service

信息產業 seon3 sik1 caan2 jip6 = information industry

信用卡公司 seon3 jung6 kaat1 gung1 si1 = (credit) card companies

信天翁 seon3 tin1 jung1 xin4 tian1 weng1 = an albatross (bird)

親信 can1 seon3 qin1 xin4 = crony; confidant

手光信號 sau2 gwong1 seon3 hou6 shou3 guang1 xin4 hao4 = send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code, wigwag (not a teepee)

旗子信號 kei4 zi2 seon3 hou6 qi2 zi5 xin4 hao4 = flag or banner signal

信步 seon3 bou6 xin4 bu4 = [v] take a leisurely stroll

失信 sat1 seon3 shi1 xin4 = to break a promise

信靠 seon3 kaau3 xin4 kao4 = trust

信實 seon3 sat6 xin4 shi2 = to believe something to be true

信紙 seon3 zi2 xin4 zhi3 = writing paper, stationery, letter paper, notepaper

書信體 syu1 seon3 tai2 shu1 xin4 ti3 = epistolary style

通信兵 tung1 seon3 bing1 tong1 xin4 bing1 = a signaler (in the military)

威信掃地 wai1 seon3 sou3 dei6 wei1 xin4 sao3 di4 = completely discredited

信號機 seon3 hou6 gei1 xin4 hao4 ji1 = signaller

口信 hau2 seon3 = voice message

傳信鴿 cyun4 seon3 gap3*2 = a homing pigeon, a carrier pigeon

傳信 cyun4 seon3 = to pass a message to

大信封 daai6 seon3 fung1 = a dismissal letter (lit., "the big envelope")

飛機信 fei1 gei1 seon3 = a letter sent by airmail

信唔過 seon3 m4 gwo3 = unreliable, cannot be trusted 粵

匿名信 nik1 ming4 seon3 ni4 ming2 xin4 = anonymous letter

氣泡信封袋 hei3 pou5 seon3 fung1 doi6 qi4 pao4 xin4 feng1 dai4 = bubble envelope

信不信由你 seon3 bat1 seon3 jau4 nei5 = believe it or not 國

信唔信由你 seon3 m4 seon3 jau4 nei5 = believe it or not 粵

誠信 sing4 seon3 cheng2 xin4 = genuine; honest; in good faith

言而無信 jin4 ji4 mou4 seon3 = cannot trust what one says

杳無音信 miu5 mou4 jam1 seon3 yao3 wu2 yin1 xin4 = have not been heard of since

公信力 gung1 seon3 lik6 = credibility (public trust)

動臂信號機 dung6 bei3 seon3 hou6 gei1 = a semaphore

香信 hoeng1 seon3 = a type of fragrant shiitake mushroom 粵

輕信 heng1 seon3 qing1 xin4 = gullible, believing in whatever others say

分手信 fan1 sau2 seon3 fen1 shou3 xin4 = a farewell letter (e.g., a Dear John or Dear Jane letter) 國

掟煲信 deng3 bou1 seon3 = a farewell letter (e.g., a Dear John or Dear Jane letter) 粵

信口雌黃 seon3 hau2 ci1 wong4 xin4 kou3 ci2 huang2 = simply say and comment disregarding the truths and facts

難以置信 naan4 ji5 zi3 seon3 = hard to believe; incredible; inconceivable

信貸緊拙 seon3 taai3 gan2 zyut6 = credit crunch

短信 dyun2 seon3 duan3 xin4 = text message; SMS

收大封信 sau1 daai6 fung1 seon3 shou1 da4 feng1 xin4 = to receive a pink slip; to get fired 粵

因信成義 jan1 soen3 sing4 ji6 yin1 xin4 cheng2 yi4 = justification through faith; righteous by faith

守信 sau2 seon3 shou3 xin4 = to keep one's word; to be trustworthy; to keep a promise

信誓旦旦 soen3 sai6 daan3 daan3 xin4 shi4 dan4 dan4 = vow solemnly; take a sincere pledge

恪守信念 kok3 sau2 seon3 nim6 ke4 shou3 xin4 nian4 = to stand by one's convictions

留言信箱 lau4 jin4 seon3 soeng1 liu2 yan2 xin4 xiang1 = voice mail

信託基金 seon3 tok3 gei1 gam1 xin4 tuo1 ji1 jin1 = trust fund

情信 cing4 seon3 qing2 xin4 = love letter

信皮 seon3 pei4 = envelope 粵

開信刀 hoi1 seon3 dou1 kai1 xin1 dao1 = a letter opener

請求信 cing2 kau4 seon3 qing3 qiu2 xin4 = petition

背信棄義 bui3 seon3 hei3 ji6 bei4 xin4 qi4 yi4 = betray someone's trust

信箋 seon3 zin1 xin4 jian1 = letter / letter paper 國

偏聽偏信 pin1 teng3 pin1 seon3 pian1 ting1 pian1 xin4 = selective listening; to hear what one wants to hear

信使 seon3 si3 xin4 shi3 = messenger, courier

信使包 seon3 si3 baau1 xin4 shi3 bao1 = messenger bag

信眾 seon3 zung3 xin4 zhong4 = people of a certain faith; believers of a religious faith

信從 seon3 cung4 xin4 cong2 = to trust and obey

音信 jam1 seon3 yin1 xin4 = news; message

信心爆棚 seon3 sam1 baau3 paang4 xin4 xin1 bao4 peng2 = full of confidence 粵

背信 bui3 seon3 bei4 xin4 = to breach trust

信用評級 seon3 jung6 ping4 kap1 xin4 yong4 ping2 ji2 = credit rating 粵

信息高速公路 seon3 sik1 gou1 cuk1 gung1 lou6 = the "Information Superhighway"

國際電信聯盟 gwok3 zai3 din6 seon3 lyun4 mang4 guo2 ji4 dian4 xin4 lian2 meng2 = International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

光信號 gwong1 seon3 hou6 guang1 xin4 hao4 = optical signal

數字信號 sou3 zi6 seon3 hou6 shu4 zi4 xin4 hao4 = digital signal

數字通信 sou3 zi6 tung1 seon3 shu4 zi4 tong1 xin4 = digital communications

數據通信 sou3 geoi3 tung1 seon3 shu4 ju4 tong1 xin4 = data communication

聯邦電信交通委員會 lyun4 bong1 din6 seon3 gaau1 tung1 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 lian2 bang1 dian4 xin4 jiao1 tong1 wei3 yuan2 hui4 = Federal Communications Commission; FCC

語音信號 jyu5 jam1 seon3 hou6 yu3 yin1 xin4 hao4 = voice signal

通信協定 tung1 seon3 hip3 ding6 tong1 xin4 jie2 ding4 = communications protocol

通信密度 tung1 seon3 mat6 dou6 tong1 xin4 mi4 du4 = communications density

通信技術 tung1 seon3 gei6 seot6 tong1 xin4 ji4 shu4 = communications technology

通信服務 tung1 seon3 fuk6 mou6 tong1 xin4 fu2 wu4 = communication service

通信網絡 tung1 seon3 mong5 lok3 tong1 xin4 wang3 luo4 = communications network

崇信 sung4 seon3 chong2 xin4 = Chongxin (place in Gansu)

信豐 seon3 fung1 xin4 feng1 = Xinfeng (place in Jiangxi)

信宜 seon3 ji4 xin4 yi2 = Xinyi (place in Guangdong)

信義鄉 seon3 ji6 hoeng1 xin4 yi4 xiang1 = Hsini (village in Taiwan)

信義區 seon3 ji6 keoi1 xin4 yi4 qu1 = Hsini (area in Taiwan)

信陽 seon3 joeng4 xin4 yang2 = Xinyang (city in Henan)

信陽地區 seon3 joeng4 dei6 keoi1 xin4 yang2 di4 qu1 = Xinyang district (district in Henan)

威信縣 wai1 seon3 jyun6 wei1 xin4 xian4 = Weixin county (county in Guizhou)

信用卡客戶服務熱線 seon3 jung6 kaat1 haak3 wu6 fuk6 mou6 jit6 sin3 = Credit Cards Customer Service Hotline

信報 seon3 bou3 = Hong Kong Economic Journal

電信服務供應商 din6 seon3 fuk6 mou6 gung1 jing3 soeng1 dian4 xin4 fu2 wu4 gong1 ying4 shang1 = telecommunications service provider

浸信會 zam3 seon3 wui6*2 jin4 xin4 hui4 = the Baptist Church

浸信會教徒 zam3 seon3 wui6*2 gaau3 tou4 = [n] a Baptist (person)

信和中心 seon3 wo4*2/4 zung1 sam1 xin4 he2 zhong1 xin1 = Sino Centre

微信 mei4 seon3 wei1 xin4 (PRC), wei2 xin4 (TW) = WeChat (mobile communications tool)

信口開河 seon3 hau2 hoi1 ho4 xin1 kou3 kai1 he2 = have a loose tongue; idle talk

芝麻信用 zi1 maa4 seon3 jung6 zhi1 ma2 xin4 yong4 = Sesame Credit

信友 seon3 jau5 xin4 you3 = variant of 教友

中國國防科技信息中心 zung1 gwok3 gwok3 fong4 fo1 gei6 seon3 sik1 zung1 sam1 zhong1 guo2 guo2 fang2 ke1 ji4 xin4 xi2 zhong1 xin1 = China Defense Science and Technology Information Center (CDSTIC)

中國電信股份有限公司 zung1 gwok3 din6 seon3 gu2 fan6*2 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = China Telecom Corporation Ltd.

中國電信 zung1 gwok3 din6 seon3 zhong1 guo2 dian4 xin4 = China Telecom

法國電信 faat3 gwok3 din6 seon3 fa4/3 (Taiwan/PRC) guo2 dian4 xin4 = France Télécom

陳信宏 can4 seon3 wang4 chen2 xin4 hong2 = Ashin

方中信 fong1 zung1 seon3 fang1 zhong1 xin4 = Alex Fong

張信哲 zoeng1 seon3 zit3 zhang1 xin4 zhe2 = Jeff Chang

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我唔信教粵
I am not religious

你信乜嘢教呀? 粵
What is your religion?

我啲廣東話好到你唔信呀！粵
My Cantonese is better than you think!
[bragging]

你信唔信有聖誕老人呀? 粵
Do you believe in Father Christmas?

你相信有聖誕老公公嗎？國
Do you believe in Father Christmas?

當你睇到呢封信嘅時候﹐我已經離開咗香港。粵
By the time you read this letter, I will have already left Hong Kong.
[This line of dialogue is often heard in TV soap operas! :-)]

我對呢一點好有信心粵
I‘m very confident about this.
[Lit. I towards this point very confident]

我對呢一點好有自信粵
I have a lot of self-confidence about it.
[Lit. I toward this one point very self-confident.]

我對你充滿信心
I have complete confidence in you.

就用激將法嚟令佢有返毅力同信心粵
We'll urge by ridiculing him until he regains the will power and confidence.

女仔小心啲唔好輕信男人講嘢就OK嘞粵
Girls will be all right as long as they are careful and don't believe in what the guys say.

弊傢伙,唔記得帶封信添! 粵
Oh shit! I forget to bring along the letter.

時間嘅配合好難以置信粵
The coincidentalness of the timing is too hard to believe.

我相信佢已經開始懷疑，內鬼原來係我粵
I believe he's already started to think that the mole was me all along.

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