信函

xìnhán
noun #31,133

Measure Word

一封信函 fēng

Meanings

  1. 1 letter
  2. 2 correspondence
  3. 3 piece of mail (incl. email)

Examples

HSK 4
Wǒ shōudào le yī fēng zhèngshì xìnhán.
I received a formal letter.
HSK 5
Qǐng jiāng shēnqǐng cáiliào yǐ xìnhán xíngshì jì dào běn gōngsī.
Please send your application materials to our company by letter.

Tips

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More formal than the everyday 信 (xìn). 信函 is the term you'll see in business, legal, and government writing. For casual 'I got a letter,' just say 信.

Stroke Order

信 xìn
函 hán