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信任

xìnrèn

to trust

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Characters in this word

信 xìn

Strokes
9
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 言 words, speech

任 rèn

Strokes
6
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 壬 9th heavenly stem
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我信任你。 Wǒ xìn rèn nǐ. I trust you.
  • 老师信任他。 Lǎo shī xìn rèn tā. The teacher trusts him.
  • 我们要信任朋友。 Wǒ men yào xìn rèn péng yǒu. We should trust our friends.

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