Chinese

信仰

/ɕin⁵¹ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
to believe in (an ideology, faith or religion); to have faith in
  • HSK 6
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese信 “true; accurate; verifiable”
    • soundChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • meaningChinese言 “to say; to speak; to talk”
  • characterChinese仰 “to raise the head to look”
    • soundChinese卬 “I; me”
      • ideaChinese匕 “a kind of spoon in ancient China”
      • ideaChinese卩 “kneeling person”

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