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
诚挚
chéngzhì
sincere; cordial
Characters in this word
挚 zhì
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他的致辞没有华丽辞藻，却显得格外诚挚。 Tā de zhìcí méiyǒu huálì cízǎo, què xiǎn de géwài chéngzhì. His speech had no ornate language, yet it came across as especially sincere.
- 请接受我们最诚挚的祝福。 Qǐng jiēshòu wǒmen zuì chéngzhì de zhùfú. Please accept our most sincere good wishes.
- 他诚挚地邀请老同学来家里做客。 Tā chéngzhì de yāoqǐng lǎo tóngxué lái jiā lǐ zuòkè. He cordially invited his old classmate to visit his home.
Related words
- 诚实 chéngshí honest
- 诚信 chéngxìn honesty; trustworthiness
- 真诚 zhēnchéng sincere
- 诚恳 chéngkěn sincere; earnest
- 诚意 chéngyì sincerity; good faith
- 虔诚 qiánchéng devout; sincere; reverent
- 坦诚 tǎnchéng honest and open; frank
- 忠诚 zhōngchéng loyal; faithful
- 真挚 zhēnzhì sincere; genuine; heartfelt
- 厚道 hòudao kind and honest; fair
- 憨厚 hānhòu simple and honest; honest and sincere
- 敦厚 dūnhòu honest and kind-hearted; sincere and tolerant