诚

誠
chéng
#1,152 most
frequent character
(bound form) sincere, authentic

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

诚 pairs 讠 speech with 成 chéng, which gives the sound. It first meant 'sincere, not tricky.' The meaning then grew to 'really, truly.'

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Homophones

HSK 6
盛chéng
to hold, contain, to ladle
HSK 6
橙chéng
orange tree, orange (color)
城chéng
city, town
成chéng
(measure word)
呈chéng
to present to a superior, memorial
惩chéng
to punish, to reprimand, to warn

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