忠
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loyal; devoted; faithful
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How 忠 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
心 (semantic, “heart”) + 中 (phonetic, zhōng)
How to remember it
loyal · Heisig RSH #1790
中 middle + 心 heart
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 中
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 中 (zhōng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中 sound component | zhōng | central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese |
| 虫 | chóng | insect, worm; mollusk |
| 种 | zhǒng | race, kind, breed; seed; to plant |
| 冲 | chōng | wash, rinse, flush; dash; soar |
| 钟 | zhōng | clock; bell |
| 肿 | zhǒng | swelling; swollen; to swell |
| 盅 | zhōng | small cup or bowl |
| 忡 | chōng | sad, grieving; distressed, uneasy |
Words containing 忠
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忠清南道 | Zhōng qīng nán dào | South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, capital Daejeon 大田[Da4 tian2] |
| 忠清北道 | Zhōng qīng běi dào | North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, capital Cheongju 清州市 |
| 忠清道 | Zhōng qīng dào | Chungcheong Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Chungcheong province 忠清北道[Zho… |
| 张自忠 | Zhāng Zì zhōng | Zhang Zizhong (1891-1940), Chinese National Revolutionary Army general during the Second S… |
| 忠君爱国 | zhōng jūn ài guó | (idiom) to be faithful to the ruler and love one's country |
| 忠言逆耳 | zhōng yán nì ěr | loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom) |
| 忠县 | Zhōng Xiàn | Zhong County or Zhongxian, a county in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] |
| 忠心 | zhōng xīn | good faith; devotion; loyalty; dedication |
| 赤胆忠心 | chì dǎn zhōng xīn | lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty; to serve sb with body and soul |
| 忠义 | zhōng yì | loyal and righteous; fealty; loyalty |
| 黄忠 | Huáng Zhōng | Huang Zhong (-220), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, portrayed as an old f… |
| 忠言 | zhōng yán | sincere advice; heartfelt exhortation |
| 死忠 | sǐ zhōng | die-hard (fan etc) |
| 忠清 | Zhōng qīng | Chungcheong Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Chungcheong province 忠清北道[Zho… |
| 吴忠市 | Wú zhōng Shì | Wuzhong, prefecture-level city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4… |
| 忠信 | zhōng xìn | faithful and honest; loyal and sincere |
| 忠实 | zhōng shí | faithful |
| 忠于 | zhōng yú | to be loyal to |
| 忠肝义胆 | zhōng gān yì dǎn | (idiom) loyal, righteous and courageous |
| 大奸似忠 | dà jiān sì zhōng | the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom) |