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The character 信 combines the radical 亻 (rén), meaning "person", with 言 (yán), meaning "speech" or "words". This pairing forms the core idea that a person's words should be trustworthy, establishing the original meanings of truthfulness and keeping one's word. Over time, the sense of the character broadened from abstract trust and faith to include concrete items of communication, eventually coming to denote a letter or mail. Its primary meaning remains belief or confidence in someone or something.
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我写信给你。
他收到一封信。
我相信他说的话。
我收到一条信息。
他有信心成功。
如果你相信我，就告诉我真相。
信用记录对贷款很重要。
在数字时代，信息安全至关重要。