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Chinese symbol for “trust”

信任
xìn rèn
to trust; to have confidence in

The closest CC-CEDICT match for trust is 信任 (xìn rèn), defined as: to trust; to have confidence in.

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
任 rèn
to trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, office
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “trust”

WordPinyinMeaning
托 (託)tuōto trust; to entrust
信赖 (信賴)xìn làito trust; to have confidence in
托拉斯tuō lā sītrust (commerce) (loanword)
孚fúto trust; to believe in
信xìnletter; mail

Related words

Other words that share a character with 信任.

WordPinyinMeaning
信息xìn xīinformation; news; message
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
信心xìn xīnconfidence; faith (in sb or sth)
任何rèn héany; whatever; whichever
任务 (任務)rèn wumission; assignment; task; duty; role; 项 (xiàng)
责任 (責任)zé rènresponsibility; duty; liability

See also: Japanese symbol for “trust”.

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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