忠 — Chinese character
忠
zhōng
loyalty, devotion, fidelity
- Pinyin
- zhōng
- Radical
- 61 ⼼ (Heart)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 中 心
- Formation
- pictophonetic — heart; meaning component 心; sound component 中
- Japanese
- 忠 as a kanji
Common words with 忠
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忠诚 (忠誠) | zhōng chéng | devoted; loyal |
| 忠实 (忠實) | zhōng shí | faithful |
| 忠于 (忠於) | zhōng yú | to be loyal to |
| 效忠 | xiào zhōng | to vow loyalty and devotion to |
| 忠心 | zhōng xīn | good faith; devotion |
| 忠告 | zhōng gào | to give sb a word of advice; advice; counsel; a wise word |
| 忠贞 (忠貞) | zhōng zhēn | loyal and dependable |
| 忠臣 | zhōng chén | faithful official |
| 忠义 (忠義) | zhōng yì | loyal and righteous; fealty |
| 死忠 | sǐ zhōng | die-hard (fan etc) |
| 忠勇 | zhōng yǒng | loyal and brave |
| 忠心耿耿 | zhōng xīn gěng gěng | loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true |
English words written with 忠
忠 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 18 · Mencius 8 · Zhuangzi 22 · Great Learning 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 18
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 38
- Analects 1.4
- Analects 1.8
- Analects 2.20
- Analects 3.19
- Analects 4.15
- Analects 5.18
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