真 — Chinese character
真
zhēn
real, actual, true, genuine
- Pinyin
- zhēn
- Radical
- 109 ⽬ (Eye)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 直 几
- Formation
- ideographic — A straight 直 (that is, level) table 几
- Japanese
- 真 as a kanji
Common words with 真
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 真的 | zhēn de | really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | genuine; real; true; really; indeed |
| 真是 | zhēn shi | indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) |
| 真实 (真實) | zhēn shí | true; real |
| 认真 (認真) | rèn zhēn | conscientious; earnest |
| 真相 | zhēn xiàng | the truth about sth; the actual facts |
| 真理 | zhēn lǐ | truth; 个 (gè) |
| 真人 | zhēn rén | a real person; Daoist spiritual master |
| 真心 | zhēn xīn | wholeheartedness; sincerity |
| 真诚 (真誠) | zhēn chéng | sincere; genuine; true |
| 清真寺 | qīng zhēn sì | mosque |
| 天真 | tiān zhēn | naive; innocent |
English words written with 真
真 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.