Chinese symbol for “information”
信息
xìn xī
information; news; message
The closest CC-CEDICT match for information is 信息 (xìn xī), defined as: information; news; message.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “information”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 情报 (情報) | qíng bào | information; intelligence |
| 资讯 (資訊) | zī xùn | information |
| 讯息 (訊息) | xùn xī | information; news; message; text message; SMS |
| 消息 | xiāo xi | (piece of) news; information; message |
| 资料 (資料) | zī liào | material; resources |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 信息.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true |
| 信号 (信號) | xìn hào | signal |
| 信仰 | xìn yǎng | to believe in (a religion); firm belief |
| 信任 | xìn rèn | to trust; to have confidence in |
| 信心 | xìn xīn | confidence; faith (in sb or sth) |
| 消息 | xiāo xi | (piece of) news; information; message |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest; to rest |
| 利息 | lì xī | interest (on a loan); 笔 (bǐ) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “information”.
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.