One character a day, easy to master Chinese characters. Let’s take a look at the basic knowledge of “信”.
| 信 xìn | |
| Explnantion: confidence; believe; letter; correspondence | |
| Phrases: 信封（xìn fēnɡ）envelope ；信念（xìn niàn） belief; faith | |
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“信”字是由“人”和“言”组成的字，表示人说的话应该是真实的，所以“信”的愿意就是指“实话”、“诚实”。后来这个字又多了不少的意义，比方“信心”、“相信”等等。
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The character 信is an associative compound comprised of人(rén: person) on the left and言(yán: speech/word) on the right, signifying that the words of a person should be true. So the original meaning of this character was “words being true and honest”; it has also been extended to mean “confidence”, “to believe”, and “letter”, etc.
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Sentences:
1.Xìnfēng shàng xiě zhe Běijīng rénmín guǎngbō diàntái jǐnqǐ.
信封上写着北京人民广播之声谨启。
信封上写着北京人民广播之声谨启。
The envelope says, “to Beijing People’s radio station”.
2.Tā duì zìjǐ de xìnniàn shǐ zhōng bùyú，lìngrén jìngpèi.
他对自己的信念始终不渝，令人敬佩。
他对自己的信念始终不渝，令人敬佩。
His loyalty to his faith deserves our respects.
