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xìn ㄒㄧㄣˋ (1): 語言真實，誠實。 True, words fitting the truth.
| 《》: | 信言不美，美言不信。 | | Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere. |
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xìn ㄒㄧㄣˋ (2.1): 的確，確實。 As expected.
| 《·》: | 信如君不君，臣不臣，父不父，子不子，雖有粟，吾得而食諸？ | | "if, indeed, the prince be not prince, the minister not minister, the father not father, and the son not son, although I have my revenue, can I enjoy it?" | | 《》: | 太史公曰：韓子稱「長袖善舞，多錢善賈」，信哉是言也 | | 《》: | 贊曰：《》云「戎狄是膺，荊舒是懲」，信哉是言也 | | 《》: | 二千石信有罪矣，然為之者又非義也。 |
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xìn ㄒㄧㄣˋ (2.2): 果真。 Really, actually.
| 《·》: | 信能行此五者，則鄰國之民仰之若父母矣。 | | If a ruler can truly practise these five things, then the people in the neighbouring kingdoms will look up to him as a parent. | | 《·》: | 墨子聞之，自魯往，裂裳裹足，日夜不休，十日十夜而至於郢，見荊王曰：「臣北方之鄙人也，聞大王將攻宋，信有之乎？」 |
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xìn ㄒㄧㄣˋ (3): 信用，守信用。 Trust, trustworthy.
| 《》: | 夫輕諾必寡信，多易必多難。 | | He who lightly promises is sure to keep but little faith; he who is continually thinking things easy is sure to find them difficult. | | 《·》: | 夫為人臣而弒其主，殺已降，為政不平，主約不信，天下所不容，大逆無道，罪十也。 |
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xìn ㄒㄧㄣˋ (4): 準時，有規律。 Reliable, orderly.
| 《·》: | 天行不信，不能成歲。 | | 《·》: | 故聖君失度量，置儀法，如天地之堅，如列星之固，如日月之明，如四時之信，然故令往而民從之，而失君則不然，法立而還廢之，令出而後反之，枉法而從私，毀令而不全，是貴能威之，富能祿之，賤能事之，近能親之，美能淫之也，此五者，不禁於身，是以群臣百姓，人挾其私，而幸其主，彼幸而得之，則主日侵。 |
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xìn ㄒㄧㄣˋ (5): 相信，信任。 Believe, have confidence in.
| 《·》: | 子墨子1曰：若以眾之耳目之請，以為不足信也，不以斷疑。 | | "How can people strive to be learned gentlemen while they continue to trust the senses of hearing and sight of the multitude?" Mozi said: If the senses of bearing and sight of the multitude are thought to be not trustworthy. | | 《·》: | 子曰：「臧武仲以防求為後於魯，雖曰不要君，吾不信也。」 | | The Master said, "Zang Wu Zhong, keeping possession of Fang, asked of the duke of Lu to appoint a successor to him in his family. Although it may be said that he was not using force with his sovereign, I believe he was." | | 《》: | 曰：「寧信度，無自信也。」 | | 《·》: | 呂祿信酈寄，時與出游獵。 | | 《·》: | 必諾之言，不足信也。 |
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xìn ㄒㄧㄣˋ (6.1): 明，審。 Clarify, determine.
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xìn ㄒㄧㄣˋ (6.2): 明確。 Clear, clear-cut.
| 《·》: | 且夫勝狄，諸侯驚懼，吾邊鄙不儆，倉廩盈，四鄰服，封疆信，君得其賴，又知可否，其利多矣。 |
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xìn ㄒㄧㄣˋ (7.1): 信物，憑證。 Certificate, (object of) proof.
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xìn ㄒㄧㄣˋ (7.2): 特指符信、印信。 Sealed letter, written proof.
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xìn ㄒㄧㄣˋ (8): 使者。 Envoy, messenger.
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xìn ㄒㄧㄣˋ (9): 任凴，隨意。 Freely, as one wishes.
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xìn ㄒㄧㄣˋ (10): 連住兩夜。 Stay for two nights in succession.
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shēn ㄕㄣ (11.1): 通「伸」：伸直。 Straight, linear.
| 《·》: | 孟子曰：「今有無名之指，屈而不信，非疾痛害事也，如有能信之者，則不遠秦楚之路，為指之不若人也。」 | | Mencius said, Here is a man whose fourth finger is bent and cannot be stretched out straight. It is not painful, nor does it incommode his business, and yet if there be any one who can make it straight, he will not think the way from Qin to Chu far to go to him; because his finger is not like the finger of other people. |
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shēn ㄕㄣ (11.2): 通「伸」：伸張。 Uphold, promote.
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