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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhēn

真

真

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truly

Numbered pinyin
zhen1
English meanings
really, truly, indeed, clearly

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 直; bottom 几.

  • Top

    直
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  • Bottom

    几

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱直几

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    jīntiān今天zhēn真rè热。

    It's really hot today.

  2. 02

    nǐ你zhēn真cōngming聪明。

    You are really smart.

  3. 03

    zhè这běn本shū书zhēn真hǎo好。

    This book is really good.

  4. 04

    tā他shì是zhēnxīn真心de的。

    He is sincere.

  5. 05

    shuō说de得zhēn真duì对。

    So true.

  6. 06

    zhēn真piàoliang漂亮!

    Really beautiful!

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 传真
  • 半真半假
  • 天真
  • 当真
  • 果真
  • 清真寺
  • 真假
  • 真实
  • 真心
  • 真情
  • 真挚
  • 真是的
  • 真正
  • 真理
  • 真的
  • 真相
  • 真空
  • 真诚
  • 认真
  • 说真的
  • 逼真