Chinese symbol for “truly”
真的
zhēn de
really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper
The closest CC-CEDICT match for truly is 真的 (zhēn de), defined as: really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “truly”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 着实 (著實) | zhuó shí | truly; indeed |
| 真是 | zhēn shi | indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) |
| 真 | zhēn | really; truly |
| 洵 | xún | truly; whirlpool |
| 塙 | què | truly |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 真的.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 的话 (的話) | de huà | if (coming after a conditional clause) |
| 目的 | mù dì | purpose; aim; goal; target; objective |
| 的确 (的確) | dí què | really; indeed |
See also: Japanese symbol for “truly”.
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.