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HSK 2 · Communication

短信

duǎn xìn

text message

Stroke order of 短信

2 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

短 · 12 strokes信 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

短 is an arrow 矢 beside a bean 豆, short; 信 is a message.

Parts: 短 short + 信 message

The characters in 短信

  • 短 duǎn — short (12 strokes)
  • 信 xìn — letter; to believe (9 strokes)

Example sentence

我给你发了短信。

I sent you a text message.

Words with 短

短short短裤shorts短期short-term短处weakness

Words with 信

信息information; message信letter; to believe信号signal信用卡credit card信心confidence相信to believe通信to correspond; communication信封envelope信任to trust

More words: Communication

网net; internet网站website信息information; message信letter; to believe信号signal开机to turn on (a device)关机to turn off (a device)打印to print计算机computer通知to notify; notice喂hey; hello; to feed响to ring; loud喊to shout; to call大声loudly小声in a low voice声音sound; voice

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