tín

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [tin˧˦]Huế [tin˦˧˥]Saigon [tɨn˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

tínrisingsắc

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tín means trust; honesty.

Chinese characters: 信

Meanings of tín in English

Noun

trust; honesty
saddhā; faith; confidence
in compounds news; information
abbreviation, colloquial short for tín chỉ

Words with tín

bán tín bán nghi bội tín mê tín thạch tín thành tín thân tín thẻ tín dụng tín chỉ tín dụng tín đồ tín hiệu tín ngưỡng tín nhiệm tín thác uy tín tín chấp

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 信.

Frequently asked questions

What does tín mean in English?

tín (noun) means "trust; honesty".

How do you pronounce tín?

IPA: Hanoi [tin˧˦]; Saigon [tɨn˦˥]. Tones: tín — rising tone (sắc).

Is tín a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tín is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 信.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.