诚信
HSK 4 (2021)
诚信 (chéngxìn) · honesty
诚信 (chéngxìn) means “honesty; good faith; trustworthiness”. It is written with 2 characters: 诚 (honest) + 信 (letter). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 诚信 is built
The characters
诚 chéng · honest
What 诚 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 成chéng — to accomplish
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 戈gē — spear
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 成 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
做生意要讲诚信。Zuò shēngyi yào jiǎng chéngxìn.Doing business requires good faith.
这家公司很重视诚信。Zhè jiā gōngsī hěn zhòngshì chéngxìn.This company values honesty highly.
Questions about 诚信
What does 诚信 mean?
诚信 (chéngxìn) means “honesty; good faith; trustworthiness”.
How do you pronounce 诚信?
诚信 is pronounced chéngxìn.
Which HSK level is 诚信?
诚信 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 诚实chéngshíhonest
- 诚恳chéngkěnsincere
- 诚挚chéngzhìsincere
- 忠诚zhōngchéngloyal
- 短信duǎnxìntext message
- 相信xiāngxìnto believe
- 信号xìnhàosignal
- 信息xìnxīinformation
- 信心xìnxīnconfidence
- 信用卡xìnyòngkǎcredit card
Learn 诚信 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 89: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.