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Chinese symbol for “message”

信息
xìn xī
information; news; message

The closest CC-CEDICT match for message 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

信 xìn
to trust, to believe; letter, sign
radical 9 ⼈ · 9 strokes
息 xī
to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “message”

WordPinyinMeaning
讯息 (訊息)xùn xīinformation; news; message; text message; SMS
音信yīn xìnmessage
消息xiāo xi(piece of) news; information; message
留言liú yánto leave a message; to leave one's comments; message
诉求 (訴求)sù qiúto demand; to call for; to petition; demand; wish; request

Related words

Other words that share a character with 信息.

WordPinyinMeaning
相信xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
信号 (信號)xìn hàosignal
信仰xìn yǎngto believe in (a religion); firm belief
信任xìn rènto trust; to have confidence in
信心xìn xīnconfidence; faith (in sb or sth)
消息xiāo xi(piece of) news; information; message
休息xiū xirest; to rest
利息lì xīinterest (on a loan); 笔 (bǐ)

See also: Japanese symbol for “message”.

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.

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