真
really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #393 U+771F
How 真 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A straight 直 (that is, level) table 几
How to remember it
true · Heisig RSH #75
十 ten + tool
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 真 as their sound component
These characters all use 真 (zhēn) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 真 sound component | zhēn | real, actual, true, genuine |
| 镇 | zhèn | calm, composed; to control, to suppress |
| 颠 | diān | peak, summit, top; to upset |
| 填 | tián | to fill, to pad, to stuff |
| 慎 | shèn | cautious, prudent |
| 嗔 | chēn | to be angry at, to rebuke, to scold |
| 滇 | diān | Yunnan province |
| 缜 | zhěn | fine, detailed; closely woven |
| 禛 | zhēn | to receive blessings |
| 瑱 | tiàn | a jade earring |
| 瞋 | chēn | to glare |
| 鬒 | zhěn | glossy black hair |
| 稹 | zhěn | to accumulate |
Words containing 真
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 真后生动物 | zhēn hòu shēng dòng wù | eumetazoa; subkingdom of animals excluding sponges |
| 真相大白 | zhēn xiàng dà bái | the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear |
| 真龙天子 | Zhēn lóng Tiān zǐ | (idiom) (honorific) True Dragon, Son of Heaven; the rightful emperor |
| 道真县 | Dào zhēn Xiàn | see 道真仡佬族苗族自治縣|道真仡佬族苗族自治县[Dao4 zhen1 Ge1 lao3 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 真分数 | zhēn fēn shù | proper fraction (with numerator < denominator, e.g. five sevenths); see also: improper fra… |
| 动真格 | dòng zhēn gé | to get serious about sth; to pull no punches; to be determined to see sth through |
| 真心实意 | zhēn xīn shí yì | (idiom) genuine; sincere; wholehearted |
| 真人 | zhēn rén | a real person; Daoist spiritual master |
| 传真电报 | chuán zhēn diàn bào | phototelegram |
| 真心 | zhēn xīn | wholeheartedness; sincerity |
| 天真 | tiān zhēn | naive; innocent; artless |
| 传真机 | chuán zhēn jī | fax machine |
| 真性 | zhēn xìng | real; the nature of sth |
| 真理报 | Zhēn lǐ Bào | Pravda (newspaper) |
| 真空管 | zhēn kōng guǎn | vacuum tube; thermionic valve |
| 真人真事 | zhēn rén zhēn shì | genuine people and true events |
| 真实性 | zhēn shí xìng | authenticity; truthfulness; veracity; reality; validity |
| 高保真 | gāo bǎo zhēn | high fidelity; hi-fi |
| 真人不露相 | zhēn rén bù lòu xiàng | the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom) |
| 一灵真性 | yī líng zhēn xìng | soul; spirit |