信 xìn

1. xìn 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)
2. xìn 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)
3. xìn 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)
4. xìn noun faith; confidence
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (FE '信' 1; Kroll 2015 '信' 1c, p. 508)
5. xìn 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)
6. xìn 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)
7. xìn 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)
8. xìn adverb willfully; randomly
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 信 is synonymous with 随便 in this sense (FE '信' 8)
9. xìn 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).
10. xìn noun a gift
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '信' 6, p. 508)
11. xìn noun credit
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 信用 (GHC '信' 3)
12. xìn adverb on time; regularly
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 准时 (FE '信' 9; GHC '信' 4)
13. xìn 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)
14. xìn noun news; a message
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (FE '信' 5)
15. xìn noun arsenic
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 信石 (CCD 2 '信')
16. xìn verb Faith
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
    Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
17. xìn 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

• 大乘起信论疏(大乘起信論疏) A Commentary on the Treatise on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahāyāna; Taesung Kisin Non So
• 佛光人的精神 常住第一、自己第二 大众第一、自己第二 信徒第一、自己第二 佛教第一、自己第二(佛光人的精神 常住第一、自己第二 大眾第一、自己第二 信徒第一、自己第二 佛教第一、自己第二) The Spirit of a Fo Guang Member Place the Monastery Before Oneself, Place Others Before Oneself, Place Devotees Before Oneself, Place Buddhism Before Oneself.
• 生活要佛法化 信仰要理智化 处世要诚信化 待人要尊重化(生活要佛法化 信仰要理智化 處世要誠信化 待人要尊重化) Let there be Dharma in your life, Let there be rationality in your faith, Let there be honesty in your endeavors, Let there be respect in your relationships.
• 难信(難信) hard to believe
• 百年佛缘 4：僧信篇(百年佛緣 4：僧信篇) Buddhist Affinities Across 100 Years: Monastics and Devotees
• 诚信厚道(誠信厚道) Sincerity and Honesty
• 忠孝信义无古今 仁山智水有真心(忠孝信義無古今 仁山智水有真心) Loyal, dutiful, honest, and righteous minds transcend past and future; Majestic benevolence and everflowing wisdom reveal a true heart.
• 为大事也 何惜生命 为信仰也 何吝舍俗 为学法也 何惧委屈 为承诺也 何必反悔(為大事也 何惜生命 為信仰也 何吝捨俗 為學法也 何懼委屈 為承諾也 何必反悔) Tis for the Greater Cause, why should even my life be spared? Tis for the Faith, why hesitate on relinquishing the mundane life? Tis for the Dharma, why fear being wronged? Tis for the promise, why regret anything?
• 大乘起信论(大乘起信論) Treatise on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahāyāna; Dasheng Qixin Lun
• 难信难解(難信難解) hard to believe and hard to understand
• 譬喻问号(一) 黄金似蛇蝎， 有毒无毒？ 恶口似粪坑， 是香是臭？ 冷淡似寒冰， 是凉是热？ 瞋恚似烈火， 可怕不怕？ 信心似禾苗， 是长是消？ 罪恶似臭水， 难闻好闻？ 正见似盔甲， 是安不安？ 忏悔似净水， 是清是染？ 忍辱似盾牌， 有用无用？ 知足似乐园， 好看难看？(譬喻問號(一) 黃金似蛇蠍， 有毒無毒？ 惡口似糞坑， 是香是臭？ 冷淡似寒冰， 是涼是熱？ 瞋恚似烈火， 可怕不怕？ 信心似禾苗， 是長是消？ 罪惡似臭水， 難聞好聞？ 正見似盔甲， 是安不安？ 懺悔似淨水， 是清是染？ 忍辱似盾牌， 有用無用？ 知足似樂園， 好看難看？) Metaphors (1) Gold is a snake. Is it poisonous or not? Harsh speech is a cesspit. Is it fragrant or odorous? Coldness is ice. Does it freeze or burn? Anger is burning fire. Is it frightening or not? Faith is a sprout. Does it grow or wilt? Transgression is stinky water. Does it smell good or bad? Right view is an armor. Is it safe or not? Repentance is purifying water. Is it clean or polluted? Patience is a shield. Does it protect or not? Contentment is paradise. Is it beautiful or ugly?
• 望月信享 Mochizuki Shinkō
• 信力入印法门经(信力入印法門經) Śraddhābāladhānāavatāramudrāsūtra; Xin Li Ru Yin Famen Jing

Also contained in

信用等级 、 信息密度 、 引信系统 、 信筒 、 纪念信封 、 信息处理 、 信差 、 疑信参半 、 信风 、 平信 、 置信水平 、 信阳地区 、 深信不疑 、 信用 、 信用额 、 听信谣言 、 短尾信天翁 、 语音信箱 、 信息化 、 值得信赖 、 信息系统 、 忠信 、 威信 、 信守诺言 、 公开信 、 渺无音信 、 信靠 、 炒信 、 信誉 、 可信任 、 信贷违约掉期 、 彩信 、 信封 、 光信号 、 复信 、 限时信 、 民俗信仰 、 数位信号

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 1 Amituo Jing Yao Jie 阿彌陀經要解 — count: 99
• Scroll 4 Exploring the Mysteries of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing Tan Xuan Ji) 華嚴經探玄記 — count: 98
• Scroll 6 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 92
• Scroll 103 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 90
• 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: 74
• 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
• 生信 (生信) 便具生信 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 10 — 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
• 信法 (信法) 歡喜信法 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — 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
• 信如来 (信如來) 汝信如來正覺道不 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — 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
• 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