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Chinese symbol for “veracity”

真实性
zhēn shí xìng
Traditional: 真實性
authenticity; truthfulness; veracity; reality

The closest CC-CEDICT match for veracity is 真实性 (zhēn shí xìng), defined as: authenticity; truthfulness; veracity; reality; validity.

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
实 shí
real, true; honest, sincere
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “veracity”

WordPinyinMeaning
真事zhēn shìreality; veracity

Related words

Other words that share a character with 真实性.

WordPinyinMeaning
真的zhēn dereally; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
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
其实 (其實)qí shíactually; in fact; really
实现 (實現)shí xiànto achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “veracity”.

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.