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诚实

chéngshí

honest

A person returning a lost pouch
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Characters in this word

诚 chéng

Strokes
8
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 成 to accomplish
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 诚

Example phrases

  • 他很诚实。 Tā hěn chéngshí. He is very honest.
  • 诚实很重要。 Chéngshí hěn zhòngyào. Honesty is very important.
  • 请诚实回答。 Qǐng chéngshí huídá. Please answer honestly.

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