致信

zhìxìn

verb #34,454

Meanings

1 to send a letter to
2 to write a letter (formal)

Characters

to convey, to address

Examples

他致信总统表示祝贺。

Tā zhì xìn zǒngtǒng biǎoshì zhùhè.

He sent a letter to the president to offer congratulations.

首相致信慰问灾区人民。

Shǒuxiàng zhì xìn wèiwèn zāiqū rénmín.

The Prime Minister sent a letter of condolence to people in the disaster area.

她致信感谢老师的帮助。

Tā zhì xìn gǎnxiè lǎoshī de bāngzhù.

She wrote a letter thanking the teacher for the help.

Tips

register

致信 is formal/journalistic — common in news headlines about diplomatic correspondence (致信祝贺, 致信慰问, 致信感谢). The everyday verb 'to write a letter' is 写信 (xiěxìn). 致 here carries the formal sense 'to address / convey to.'

Stroke Order

致 zhì

信 xìn