Unicode: U+3430

Pinyin: xìn

Definition

* 同"信"

(ancient form of 信) to believe in; to trust, truth, sincerity, confidence, a pledge or token

Structure

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Related substructures

Precursors

Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
35_EDAA33_EBAB35_EDAC35_EDAD31_EC3231_EC4335_EDB035_EDB135_EDB335_EDB4
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_4FE127_EDFF27_E1F0
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
81_F0D081_F0D181_F0D281_F0D381_F0D481_F0D581_F0D681_F0D781_F0D881_F0D981_F0DA81_F0DB81_F0DC81_F0DD81_F0DE81_F0DF81_F0E081_F0E181_F0E281_F0E381_F0E481_F0E581_F0E681_F0E7

Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC