短信 duǎnxìn Short message

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Stroke order

短信 is written in 21 strokes across 2 characters.

短信 — the Chinese character for Short message (duǎnxìn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 短信 — Short message

短 — 12 strokes
信 — 9 strokes

Senses

text message
SMS

Characters in 短信

短 duǎn — short; brief; to lack
信 xìn — letter; mail; to trust

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

我给他发了一条短信。Wǒ gěi tā fā le yì tiáo duǎnxìn.I sent him a text message.
请看一下你的短信。Qǐng kàn yíxià nǐ de duǎnxìn.Please check your text messages.

Related words

短信 is pronounced duǎnxìn and means “Short message”.

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