信 xìn
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verb
to believe; to trust
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: 信 is synonymous with 相信 or 信任 in this sense (FE '信' 3; GDC '信' 5; Kroll 2015 '信' 1a, p. 508) -
noun
a letter
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 信 is synonymous with 书信 in this sense (FE '信' 6; Kroll 2015 '信' 5, p. 508) -
noun
evidence
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 信物 (FE '信' 7; GHC '信' 7; Kroll 2015 '信' 2a, p. 508) -
noun
faith; confidence
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (FE '信' 1; Kroll 2015 '信' 1c, p. 508) -
adjective
honest; sincere; true
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 信 is synonymous with 诚 in this sense (FE '信' 1; GHC '信' 1; Kroll 2015 '信' 1, p. 508) -
noun
proof; a certificate; a receipt; a voucher
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 信 is synonymous with 凭证 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '信' 2, p. 508) -
noun
an official holding a document
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Such as a document or letter to be delivered as a diplomatic mission (FE '信' 4; GHC '信' 8; Kroll 2015 '信' 3, p. 508) -
adverb
willfully; randomly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 信 is synonymous with 随便 in this sense (FE '信' 8) -
adverb
truly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: May be used in Literary Chinese to emphasize a supposition in a complex sentence with a subordinating conjunction (like 'if') (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 153; Kroll 2015 '信' 1b, p. 508; GHC '信' 2). -
noun
a gift
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '信' 6, p. 508) -
noun
credit
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 信用 (GHC '信' 3) -
adverb
on time; regularly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 准时 (FE '信' 9; GHC '信' 4) -
adjective
to lodge in one place two or more nights in a row
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHC '信' 10; Kroll 2015 '信' 4, p. 508) -
noun
news; a message
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (FE '信' 5) -
noun
arsenic
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 信石 (CCD 2 '信') -
verb
Faith
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism) -
noun
faith; confidence
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Concept: Mental Factor 心所
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: śraddhā, Pali: saddhā, Japanese: shin, Tibetan: dad pa; faith is the first in the four stages of practice 信解行证 and the first of the 五力 pañcabala 'five powers' (BCSD '信', p. 133; BL 'śraddhā', pp. 847-848; FGDB '信'; MW 'śraddhā')
Contained in
- 大乘起信论义疏(大乘起信論義疏) A Commentary on the Meaning of Treatise on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahāyāna; Dasheng Qixin Lun Yishu
- 信徒中心 (觉华园)(信徒中心 (覺華園)) Reception Center
- 信义和平(信義和平) Righteousness and Peace
- 信守承诺(信守承諾) keep your promises
- 不信 lack of faith ; not believe ; asraddhya; lack of faith
- 随着信仰(隨著信仰) follow our faith
- 信度 Sindhu
- 不私交信者 do not keep your own devotees
- 龙潭崇信(龍潭崇信) Longtan Chongxin
- 信徒服务中心(信徒服務中心) Reception Center
- 信受 to believe and accept
- 信解 adhimoksa; adhimokkha; resolution; determination; zeal
- 人无信不立 天有日方明(人無信不立 天有日方明) Dishonesty shatters any ground you stand on; Only in the presence of the sun can the sky light up.
Also contained in
单位信托 、 信风 、 信然 、 快信 、 数字通信 、 通信线 、 信义区 、 碳信用 、 信步 、 见信节 、 遗传信息 、 纪念信封 、 真信 、 打信号 、 信佛 、 固网电信 、 虔信者 、 信口开河 、 坚信礼 、 数位信号 、 信赖 、 信号灯 、 不可置信 、 月信 、 信息图 、 信贷危机 、 捎信 、 言而不信 、 通信服务 、 逞志弃信 、 进行通信 、 信天游 、 信用评等 、 信用 、 费信 、 印信 、 信筒 、 可信
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 4 Mahāyānasūtralāṃkāraśāstra (Dacheng Zhuangyan Jinglun) 大乘莊嚴經論 — count: 127
- Scroll 4 Huayan Jing Tan Xuan Ji 華嚴經探玄記 — count: 103
- Scroll 1 Amituo Jing Yao Jie 阿彌陀經要解 — count: 99
- Scroll 6 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 94
- Scroll 103 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 92
- Scroll 173 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 88 , has parallel version
- Scroll 6 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 85
- Scroll 24 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 80
- Scroll 16 Commentary on the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra 瑜伽論記 — count: 75
- Scroll 1 Huayan Yi Cheng Cheng Fo Miao Yi 華嚴一乘成佛妙義 — count: 74
Collocations
- 信族 (信族) 有信族姓男 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 15
- 增益信 (增益信) 增益信 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 37 — count: 12
- 信世尊 (信世尊) 我必信世尊 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 36 — count: 9
- 生信 (生信) 便具生信 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 8
- 信法 (信法) 歡喜信法 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 8
- 信尊师 (信尊師) 汝等信尊師親子尼乾 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 8
- 清信 (清信) 國內諸清信 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 7
- 遣信 (遣信) 遣信白言 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
- 答曰信 (答曰信) 答曰信為習 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 6
- 成就信 (成就信) 成就信尸賴 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 33 — count: 6