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來信 your letter, letter from s.o.;
去信 letter to s.o.
快信 express letter;
回信 letter of reply;
這使往還 exchange of letters and messengers.
(2) News, message, correspondence: 口信 oral message;
音信 letter, news;
通信（訊）社 news agency;
通信（訊）員 news correspondent.
(3) Agreed signal: 信號 (war, naval) signal;
信牌 [xin4pai2]↓;
憑信 document, evidence.
(4) Regular periodical appearance: 月信，信水 menstruation;
信風 seasonal winds;
潮信 tides.
(5) (AC) messenger.
(6) Sincerity;
失信 fail on promise;
背信 violate promise or agreement.
(7) A surname.
我相信 I believe;
將信將疑，疑信參半 half believe and half doubt;
敢相信，不敢相信 dare, dare not, believe;
信得，信不得 believable, unbelievable;
信得及，信不及，信得來，信不來 dare, dare not trust;
信得過，信不過 can, cannot believe or trust, also trustworthy, not trustworthy;
自信 believe in oneself, self-confidence;
輕信 believe whatever one is told;
信奉，信仰，信徒，信託, etc. [xin4feng4], [xin4yang3], [xin4tu2], [xin4tuo1], etc.↓.
信然 it is indeed true.
(2) Honest: 信實 [xin4shi2];
信史 [xin4shi3]1↓;
信賞必罰 awards and punishments rigorously carried out.
信筆，信意兒 [xin4bi3], [xin4ye4er0]↓;
信馬由韁 ride with lax reins--(fig.) let things take their natural course.
2.信步 [xin4bu4], adv. phr., 信步閒遊 roam about without definitive objective (“where the foot takes one”).
3.信插 [xin4cha1], n., mail rack.
4.信差 [xin4chai1], n., mailman.
5.信臣 [xin4chen2], n., (AC) emissary （＝使臣）.
6.信牒 [xin4die2], n., (LL) official memos.
7.信底（兒）（子） [xin4di3]([xin4dieeer0])([zi0]), n., original draft for a letter.
8.信幡 [xin4fan1], n., (1) (AC) a banner bearing title of commander; (2) (Budd.) banner of believer.
9.信奉 [xin4feng4], v.t., to believe in and worship (God), to be member of (religion).
10.信封 [xin4feng1]1, n., envelope.
11.信風 [xin4feng1]2, phr., trade wind.
12.信服 [xin4fu2], v.t., see [xin4feng4]↑.
13.信鴿 [xin4ge1], n., carrier pigeon.
14.信號 [xin4hao4], n., military or naval signal: 信號砲 gun signal.
15.信匯 [xin4hui4], n., mail transfer.
16.信札 [xin4zha2], n., letters in gen.: 往來信札 exchange of correspondence.
17.信件 [xin4jian4], n., letters.
18.信箋 [xin4jian1], n., letter paper, esp. artistic paper.
19.信局（子） [xin4jU2]([zi0]), n., formerly, private firm for carrying mail before post office system was established.
20.信紙 [xin4zhi3], n., letter paper.
21.信靠 [xin4kao4], v.t., to trust, rely on (God).
22.信口 [xin4kou3], adv. phr., 信口開河 say whatever comes to one's mind, without proper consideration; 信口雌黃 criticize or make statements freely without careful thought (see 雌黃 21S.11); 信口胡說 talk nonsense.
23.信念 [xin4nian4], n., faith, esp religious.
24.信女 [xin4nU3], n., female believer, usu. 善男善女 (Budd.) men and women believers.
25.信牌 [xin4pai2], n., formerly, tally used in delivering official messages.
26.信砲 [xin4pao4], n., gun signal; formerly, also gun signal for daybreak (報曉砲) and noon (午砲) in some cities.
27.信片 [xin4pian4], n., postcard (also 明信片).
28.信皮 [xin4pi2], n., (vulg.) envelope.
29.信瓤兒 [xin4rang2er0], n., (coll.) contents of an envelope.
30.信任 [xin4ren4], v.i. & t., to trust, place confidence in (person): 太信任了 trust people too much; 信任投票 a vote of confidence; 信任狀 credentials.
31.信息 [xin4xi0], n., news (＝消息).
32.信箱 [xin4xiang1], n., letter box, pillar box: 郵政信箱 post office box (P.O.B.).
33.信行兒 [xin4xing0er0], n., (coll.) promissory note, deed, certificate.
34.信心 [xin4xin1], n., (1) faith, esp. religious; (2) confidence.
35.信手 [xin4shou3], adv. phr., do.s.t. without previous plan: 信手抽一本書 pick out a book at random.
36.信士 [xin4shi4]1, n., (1) believer, follower of religion; (2) an honest man.
37.信誓 [xin4shi4]2, n., an oath, a pledge: 信誓旦旦 (AC) oath solemnly pledged.
38.信實 [xin4shi2], adj., trustworthy, honest.
39.信史 [xin4shi3]1, phr., trustworthy historical record.
40.信使 [xin4shi3]2, n., messenger, emissary: 信使往還 exchange of correspondence and emissaries.
41.信宿 [xin4su4], adv., (LL) stay over for two consecutive nights.
42.信天翁 [xin4tian1weng1], n., (zoo.) the albatross.
43.信條 [xin4tiao2], n., creed; articles of creed.
44.信從 [xin4cong2], v.t., to believe and obey (God, His teachings).
45.信託 [xin4tuo1], (1) to trust, entrust; [xin4tuo1], (2) a trust for managing funds: 信託基金 a trust fund; 信託局 a trust corporation; 信託銀行 a trust (bank).
46.信徒 [xin4tu2], n., follower, believer (of religion).
47.信筒子 [xin4tong3]([zi0]) n., public post box for sending letters.
48.信子 [xin4zi0], n., (pop. for 芯 lamp pith).
49.信物 [xin4wu4], n., a token of promise, a ring, etc., as pledge, a keepsake.
50.信仰 [xin4yang3], (1) n., faith, belief, esp. religious; (2) v.t., to believe in or worship (God, religion).
51.信意兒 [xin4ye4er0], adv., (do things) impulsively, as one wishes.
52.信義 [xin4yi4], n., (1) honesty: 不守信義 do not keep promise; (2) justification by faith; 信義會 Evangelical Lutheran Church (religion).
53.信譽 [xin4yU4], n., reputation for honesty, trustworthiness.
54.信用 [xin4yong4], n., (1) a man’s trustworthiness, gen. reputation: 不守信用 do not keep one's words; (2) credit: 信用借款 credit loan; 信用交易 a business deal on credit; 信用合作社 a cooperative bank; 純信用狀 clean credit, also open credit; 信用評核 credit rating; 信用債券 debenture; 保兌信用狀 confirmed letter of credit; 現金信用狀 cash letter of credit.