诚
(bound form) sincere; authentic; (literary) really; truly
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Dict coverage rank #1,494 U+8BDA
How 诚 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
讠 (semantic, “speech”) + 成 (phonetic, chéng)
How to remember it
sincere · Heisig RSH #370
words + 成 turn into
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 成
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 成 (chéng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成 sound component | chéng | to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed |
| 城 | chéng | castle, city, town; municipality |
| 盛 | shèng | abundant, flourishing; to contain; to fill |
| 晟 | shèng | bright, clear, splendid |
| 铖 | chéng | surname |
Words containing 诚
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精诚所加，金石为开 | jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi | see 精誠所至，金石為開|精诚所至，金石为开[jing1 cheng2 suo3 zhi4 , jin1 shi2 wei4 kai1] |
| 精诚所至，金石为开 | jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi | lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom); fig. no difficulty is insurmount… |
| 开诚布公 | kāi chéng bù gōng | variant of 開誠布公|开诚布公[kai1 cheng2 bu4 gong1] |
| 开诚布公 | kāi chéng bù gōng | lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded; plain speaking; Let's talk … |
| 诚心正意 | chéng xīn zhèng yì | see 誠心誠意|诚心诚意[cheng2 xin1 cheng2 yi4] |
| 开诚相见 | kāi chéng xiāng jiàn | candid and open (idiom) |
| 诚心实意 | chéng xīn shí yì | earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity |
| 亲爱精诚 | qīn ài jīng chéng | camaraderie |
| 赤诚相见 | chì chéng xiàng jiàn | candidly sharing confidences |
| 坦诚相见 | tǎn chéng xiāng jiàn | to trust one another fully; to treat sb with sincerity |
| 精诚所至 | jīng chéng suǒ zhì | no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom) |
| 诚心所愿 | chéng xīn suǒ yuàn | so be it; amen |
| 诚心 | chéng xīn | sincerity |
| 诚心诚意 | chéng xīn chéng yì | earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity |
| 赤诚相待 | chì chéng xiāng dài | to treat utterly sincerely; open and above board in dealing with sb |
| 诚意 | chéng yì | sincerity; good faith |
| 诚然 | chéng rán | indeed; true! (I agree with you) |
| 诚如 | chéng rú | it is exactly as |
| 诚信 | chéng xìn | honesty; trustworthiness; good faith |
| 热诚 | rè chéng | devotion; fervor |