确信
Old HSK 6
确信 (quèxìn) · to be sure
确信 (quèxìn) means “to be sure; to firmly believe”. It is written with 2 characters: 确 (certain) + 信 (letter). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 确信 is built
The characters
确 què · certain
What 确 is made of
- 石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 角jiǎo — angle
- ⺈ — top shape
- 用yòng — to use
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 石 gives the meaning, 角 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
我确信他会按时到。Wǒ quèxìn tā huì ànshí dào.I'm sure he'll arrive on time.
她确信自己没有做错。Tā quèxìn zìjǐ méiyǒu zuòcuò.She firmly believes she did nothing wrong.
Questions about 确信
What does 确信 mean?
确信 (quèxìn) means “to be sure; to firmly believe”.
How do you pronounce 确信?
确信 is pronounced quèxìn.
Which HSK level is 确信?
确信 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 正确zhèngquècorrect
- 准确zhǔnquèaccurate
- 明确míngquèclear
- 确保quèbǎoto ensure
- 确定quèdìngto make sure
- 确实quèshíindeed
- 的确díquèreally
- 确认quèrènto confirm
- 精确jīngquèaccurate
- 确立quèlìto establish
Learn 确信 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 151: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.