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==Definition==
==Definition==
Radical is 人 rén “person”, which is written 亻 when occurring at the left side of a character so as not to get in the way of the component at the right. The colloquial name for this radical is 人字旁 rénzìpáng “side made up of the character 人.” The other component is 言 yán “speech”. The idea is that a “person’s” 人 “speech” 言 is to be “believed” 信. Distinguish 信 from 言.
Radical is 人 rén “person”, which is written 亻 when occurring at the left side of a character so as not to get in the way of the component at the right. The colloquial name for this radical is 人字旁 rénzìpáng “side made up of the character 人.” The other component is 言 yán “speech”. The idea is that a “person’s” 人 “speech” 言 is to be “believed” 信. Distinguish 信 from 言.
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==Sources==
==Sources==


Book: ''Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler''
Book: ''Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler''
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/飞(飛)-fēi-fly|飞(飛) fēi fly]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/馆(館)-guăn-establishment;-hotel;-restaurant|馆(館) guăn establishment; hotel; restaurant]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/调(調)-tiáo-adjust;-blend|调(調) tiáo adjust; blend]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/爱(愛)-ài-love,-like|爱(愛) ài love, like]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/抽-chōu-take-out,-draw-out|抽 chōu take out, draw out]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/The-Chinese-Bigram|The Chinese Bigram]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/查-chá-examine,-check,-Zhā-Zha-(a-surname)|查 chá examine, check, Zhā Zha (a surname)]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Nature-and-Environment|Nature and Environment]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/排-pái-row,-line|排 pái row, line]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/员(員)-yuán-a-person-engaged-in-some-field-of-activity;-member|员(員) yuán a person engaged in some field of activity; member]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/啊-a-particle|啊 a particle]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/How-to-greet-in-China|How to greet in China]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/易-yì-change;-easy|易 yì change; easy]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/世-shì-generation;-world|世 shì generation; world]]
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信 xìn letter; have faith in, believe - Mandarin Chinese

Definition[edit | edit source]

Radical is 人 rén “person”, which is written 亻 when occurring at the left side of a character so as not to get in the way of the component at the right. The colloquial name for this radical is 人字旁 rénzìpáng “side made up of the character 人.” The other component is 言 yán “speech”. The idea is that a “person’s” 人 “speech” 言 is to be “believed” 信. Distinguish 信 from 言.

Examples[edit | edit source]

  • 信 Xìn Xin [SN]
  • 信 xìn letter [N]; have faith in, believe
  • 来信 (來信) láixìn send a letter (to where speaker is) [VO]
  • 明信片 míngxìnpiàn picture postcard [N]
  • 回信 huíxìn respond with a letter [VO]
  • 信用 xìnyòng credit; trustworthiness [N]
  • 相信 xiāngxìn believe, believe in [V]

Video[edit | edit source]

Sources[edit | edit source]

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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