自信
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
自信 (zìxìn) · confident
自信 (zìxìn) means “confident; self-confidence”. It is written with 2 characters: 自 (from) + 信 (letter). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 自信 is built
The characters
自 zì · from
What 自 is made of
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: A nose; in China, people refer to themselves by pointing to their noses (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
她对自己很自信。Tā duì zìjǐ hěn zìxìn.She is very confident in herself.
你为什么这么不自信？Nǐ wèishénme zhème bù zìxìn?Why are you so unconfident?
Questions about 自信
What does 自信 mean?
自信 (zìxìn) means “confident; self-confidence”.
How do you pronounce 自信?
自信 is pronounced zìxìn.
Which HSK level is 自信?
自信 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)
- 来自láizìto come from
- 自己zìjǐoneself
- 自行车zìxíngchēbicycle
- 自由zìyóufreedom
- 各自gèzìeach
- 亲自qīnzìpersonally
- 自从zìcóngsince
- 自动zìdòngautomatic
- 自觉zìjuéself-disciplined
Learn 自信 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 88: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.