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信念

xìnniàn

belief

A person planting a flag on a hill
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Characters in this word

信 xìn

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

念 niàn

Strokes
8
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
今 modern, current 心 heart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我有信念。 Wǒ yǒu xìnniàn. I have belief.
  • 信念很重要。 Xìnniàn hěn zhòngyào. Beliefs are very important.
  • 坚持信念吧。 Jiānchí xìnniàn ba. Hold on to your beliefs.

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