信任 (xìn rèn) — to trust; to have confidence in | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

信任 means 'to trust' a person or organization — a deeper, more deliberate trust than the everyday 信, and used for people/institutions rather than for faith or religion (信仰).

verb

to trustto have confidence in

Examples

信任，。
Wǒ wán quán xìn rèn nǐ, bú yòng jiě shì.
I trust you completely; no need to explain.
信任。
Zhè jiā gōng sī zhí dé xìn rèn.
This company is trustworthy.
信任。
Nǐ yào xué huì xìn rèn zì jǐ.
You need to learn to trust yourself.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

任rènentrust

信 (trust) and 任 (entrust) form a pair: to trust and entrust someone.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánwords

Sound part声符shēngfú

人

人rén信xìn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

信 pairs 人 as the sound part with 言 (words) as the meaning part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻壬任

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

壬

壬rén任rèn

Same sound today

任 pairs 亻, a person, with 壬, which may picture a shoulder pole turned sideways.

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