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诚信

chéngxìn

honesty; trustworthiness

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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

信 xìn

Strokes
9
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 言 words, speech

Example phrases

  • 做人要诚信。 Zuòrén yào chéngxìn. People should be honest and trustworthy.
  • 诚信很重要。 Chéngxìn hěn zhòngyào. Honesty and trust are very important.
  • 他很有诚信。 Tā hěn yǒu chéngxìn. He is very trustworthy.

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