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威信 (wēi xìn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

威信 (wēi xìn) is a Chinese word: prestige. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 威信

名 míng noun

prestige

他在学生中很有威信。

tā zài xué shēng zhōng hěn yǒu wēi xìn

He has great prestige among students.

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Word breakdown

威 wēi — authority, power, commanding respect

信 xìn — trust, credibility, belief

Structure & writing
1 威 wēi — authority or power that commands awe and respect

威 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.2 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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1.3 女 nǚ — female (opposite of 男)
女 is a component in 54 characters
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Stroke order

2 信 xìn — letter; written message

信 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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