信息 (xìnxī) · information

信息 (xìnxī) means “information; message; news”. It is written with 2 characters: 信 (letter) + 息 (rest). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 信息 is built

The characters

信 xìn · letter

What 信 is made of

亻rén — person
言yán — words
- 亠tóu — lid
  - 丶 — dot
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

息 xī · rest

What 息 is made of

自zì — self
- 目mù — eye
  - 口kǒu — mouth
  - 二 — two strokes
心xīn — heart

Origin hint: To breathe (life, 心) through one's nose 自; 心 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

我给你发了信息。Wǒ gěi nǐ fā le xìnxī.I sent you a message.

你看到我的信息了吗？Nǐ kàndào wǒ de xìnxī le ma?Did you see my message?

Questions about 信息

What does 信息 mean?

信息 (xìnxī) means “information; message; news”.

How do you pronounce 信息?

信息 is pronounced xìnxī.

Which HSK level is 信息?

信息 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.

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Learn 信息 with its group

It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 73: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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