Chinese symbol for “believe”
认为
rèn wéi
Traditional: 認為
to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
The closest CC-CEDICT match for believe is 认为 (rèn wéi), defined as: to believe; to think; to consider; to feel.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “believe”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true |
| 以为 (以為) | yǐ wéi | to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief) |
| 自认 (自認) | zì rèn | to believe (sth in relation to oneself); to regard oneself as |
| 置信 | zhì xìn | to believe (what sb claims) (usually used in the negative); (math.) confidence (interval etc) |
| 信 | xìn | letter; mail |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 认为.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 认识 (認識) | rèn shi | to know; to recognize |
| 承认 (承認) | chéng rèn | to admit; to concede |
| 认真 (認真) | rèn zhēn | conscientious; earnest |
| 确认 (確認) | què rèn | to confirm; to verify |
| 认证 (認證) | rèn zhèng | to authenticate; to approve |
| 因为 (因為) | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 成为 (成為) | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 为了 (為了) | wèi le | for; for the purpose of; in order to |
See also: Japanese symbol for “believe”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.