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Chinese symbol for “really”

真的
zhēn de
really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper

The closest CC-CEDICT match for really is 真的 (zhēn de), defined as: really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

真 zhēn
real, actual, true, genuine
radical 109 ⽬ · 10 strokes
的 de
aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
radical 106 ⽩ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “really”

WordPinyinMeaning
真zhēnreally; truly
实在 (實在)shí zàireally; actually
的确 (的確)dí quèreally; indeed
果然guǒ ránreally; sure enough
非常fēi chángvery; really; unusual; extraordinary

Related words

Other words that share a character with 真的.

WordPinyinMeaning
真正zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed
真是zhēn shiindeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
真实 (真實)zhēn shítrue; real
认真 (認真)rèn zhēnconscientious; earnest
真相zhēn xiàngthe truth about sth; the actual facts
的话 (的話)de huàif (coming after a conditional clause)
目的mù dìpurpose; aim; goal; target; objective
的确 (的確)dí quèreally; indeed

See also: Japanese symbol for “really”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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