IDENTITY
真zhēntrue; real; really
HSK 1Top 150
CORE MEANING
true; real; really
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Register
- neutral
Senses
- 1.real; trueHSK1
- 2.reallyHSK1
FORM & BREAKDOWN
- Radical
- 目eye radical (mù)
- strokes
- 10
- Structure
- top-bottom compound
- IDS sequence
- ⿱十具
- the straight measure
- gives the sound zhēn (historical)
USAGE
Common words
真的zhēn dereally
认真rènzhēnserious; earnest
真正zhēnzhènggenuine
Graded examples
他学习很认真。Tā xuéxí hěn rènzhēn.HSK2
He studies very earnestly.
RELATIONS
Lookalike — don’t mix up
- 直
POEM LINES WITH THIS CHARACTER
LEARNING
Memory aid
Ten (十) eyes (具 has 目) examining — what stands up to scrutiny is true. (From 眞.)
- HSK version
- 3.0
- Frequency rank
- #150
- Memory aid
- memory-aid
TRUST & SOURCES
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- AI-assisted editorial review
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-15
Sources
- CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01
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