短信
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
短信 (duǎnxìn) · text message
短信 (duǎnxìn) means “text message”. It is written with 2 characters: 短 (short) + 信 (letter). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 短信 is built
The characters
短 duǎn · short
What 短 is made of
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 天tiān — sky
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 豆dòu — beans
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 矢 gives the meaning, 豆 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
- 亠tóu — lid
Example sentences
我给你发了一个短信。Wǒ gěi nǐ fā le yī gè duǎnxìn.I sent you a text message.
你看到我的短信了吗？Nǐ kàndào wǒ de duǎnxìn le ma?Did you see my text?
Questions about 短信
What does 短信 mean?
短信 (duǎnxìn) means “text message”.
How do you pronounce 短信?
短信 is pronounced duǎnxìn.
Which HSK level is 短信?
短信 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 短处duǎnchùweakness
- 短裤duǎnkùshorts
- 短期duǎnqīshort-term
- 缩短suōduǎnto shorten
- 短促duǎncùshort
- 短duǎnshort
- 相信xiāngxìnto believe
- 信号xìnhàosignal
- 信息xìnxīinformation
- 信心xìnxīnconfidence
Learn 短信 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 63: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.