信件

Chinese

		letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence	a measure word for thing, clothes, item
simp. and trad. (信件)		信	件

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xìnjiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seon³ gin^6-2 / seon³ gin⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sìn-kiāⁿ / sìn-kiǎⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): sing³ gian⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xìnjiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìnjiàn
  - Wade–Giles: hsin⁴-chien⁴
  - Yale: syìn-jyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinnjiann
  - Palladius: синьцзянь (sinʹczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seon³ gin^6-2 / seon³ gin⁶
  - Yale: seun gín / seun gihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soen³ gin^6-2 / soen³ gin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sên³ gin^6-2 / sên³ gin⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn³³ kiːn²²⁻³⁵/, /sɵn³³ kiːn²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sìn-kiāⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: sìn-kiānn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sienkvia
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sin²¹⁻⁵³ kiã²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sin²¹⁻⁴¹ kiã³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sin¹¹⁻⁵³ kiã³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sìn-kiǎⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: sìn-kiǎnn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiã²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sing³ gian⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sìng kiăⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã³⁵/

Noun

信件

(collective) letter; written message; correspondence (Classifier: 封 m c)

Synonyms

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信
信函 (xìnhán)
信札 (xìnzhá)
八行 (bāháng) (literary)
八行書 / 八行书 (bāhángshū) (literary)
函件 (hánjiàn)
尺牘 / 尺牍 (chǐdú) (literary)
尺素 (chǐsù) (literary, figurative)
手書 / 手书 (shǒushū) (literary)
手簡 / 手简 (shǒujiǎn) (literary)
書 / 书 (shū) (literary, or in compounds)
書信 / 书信 (shūxìn) (formal)
書函 / 书函 (shūhán)
書札 / 书札 (shūzhá) (literary)
書牘 / 书牍 (shūdú) (literary)
書簡 / 书简 (shūjiǎn) (literary)
筆札 / 笔札 (bǐzhá) (literary, figurative)
簡 / 简 (jiǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
鴻 / 鸿 (hóng) (literary, figurative)

Dialectal synonyms of 信 (“letter”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		書, 函, 書札, 書函, 便紙 Korea
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		信, 函, 書信, 信件, 信函, 信札, 函件, 書函, 書簡, 書牘, 書札
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	信
	Taiwan	信
	Malaysia	信
	Singapore	信
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	信
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	信
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	信
	Wanrong	信
	Xi'an	信
	Xining	信
	Xuzhou	信
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	信
	Lanzhou	信
	Ürümqi	信
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	信
	Wuhan	信
	Guiyang	信
	Guilin	信
	Liuzhou	信
	Dagudi (Maliba)	信
	Reshuitang (Longling)	信
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	信
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	信
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	信
	Yangzhou	信
	Hefei	信
Cantonese	Guangzhou	信
	Hong Kong	信
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	信
	Macau	信
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	信
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	信
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	信
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	信
	Foshan	信
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	信
	Foshan (Shunde)	信
	Foshan (Sanshui)	信
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	信
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	信
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	信
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	信
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	信
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	信
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	信
	Taishan	信
	Kaiping (Chikan)	信
	Enping (Niujiang)	信
	Heshan (Yayao)	信
	Dongguan	信
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	信
	Shaoguan	信
	Yunfu	信
	Yangjiang	信
	Xinyi	信
	Lianjiang	信
	Beihai	信
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	信
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	信
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	信
	Singapore (Guangfu)	信
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	信
	Móng Cái	信
Gan	Nanchang	信
	Lichuan	信
	Pingxiang	信
Hakka	Meixian	信
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	信
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	信
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	信
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	信
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	信
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	信
	Wuhua (Changbu)	信
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	信
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	信
	Luhe	信仔
	Yudu	信
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	信仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	信仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	信仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	信
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	信仔, 信
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	批, 信
	Hong Kong	信
Huizhou	Jixi	信
Jin	Taiyuan	信
Jin	Xinzhou	信
Northern Min	Jian'ou	信
	Songxi	信
	Jianyang	信
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	批
	Gutian	批
	Pingnan	批, 信
	Ningde	批
	Zhouning	批
	Fuding	信
	Matsu	批
	Singapore (Fuqing)	批
Southern Min	Xiamen	批, 批信
	Quanzhou	批, 批信
	Yongchun	批
	Zhangzhou	批, 批信
	Zhao'an	批
	Taipei	批
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	批
	Kaohsiung	批
	Yilan	批
	Changhua (Lukang)	批
	Taichung	批
	Taichung (Wuqi)	批
	Tainan	批, 批信
	Taitung	批
	Hsinchu	批
	Kinmen	批
	Penghu (Magong)	批
	Penang (Hokkien)	批
	Singapore (Hokkien)	批, 批信
	Manila (Hokkien)	批
	Longyan	信
	Datian	信
	Chaozhou	信, 批 international incoming letters
	Bangkok (Teochew)	信, 家批 dated
	Singapore (Teochew)	信, 批
	Batam (Teochew)	信
	Leizhou	信
	Wenchang	信 domestic, 批 international
	Haikou	信
	Singapore (Hainanese)	信, 批
Puxian Min	Putian	批
	Xianyou	批
	Fuding (Aoyao)	批
Central Min	Yong'an	信
Central Min	Sanming (Shaxian)	信
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	信
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	信
Wu	Shanghai	信
	Shanghai (Chongming)	信
	Suzhou	信
	Danyang	信
	Ningbo	信
	Wenzhou	信
	Jinhua	信
Xiang	Changsha	信
	Loudi	信
	Shuangfeng	信

Descendants

→ Bouyei: xinqjianq
→ Zhuang: saenqgienh