信息
xìn xī · HSK 2
information
📨 信 (letter) + 息 (breath/news) = letter-news → information
信 means letter or message; 息 means breath, news, or tidings. Together they form the compound word for information or news. The 信 here is the same character used in 信件 (letter) and 相信 (to trust).
信 — person 亻 + speech 言
信 combines 亻(person) with 言(speech), depicting a person standing by their words. The original sense is 'truthfulness' or 'sincerity'—what a person says can be trusted. From this it extended to 'believe,' 'trust,' and later 'message' or 'letter,' since a letter carries one's word.