忠 zhōng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
忠于
zhōngyú
to be loyal to; to stay true to
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 历史学家应当忠于材料，而不是为了迎合潮流随意改写结论。 Lìshǐxuéjiā yīngdāng zhōngyú cáiliào, ér bú shì wèile yínghé cháoliú suíyì gǎixiě jiélùn. Historians should remain true to the evidence, rather than casually rewriting conclusions to suit current trends.
- 翻译必须忠于原文的意思。 Fānyì bìxū zhōngyú yuánwén de yìsi. Translation must be faithful to the meaning of the original.
- 这只狗一生忠于自己的主人。 Zhè zhī gǒu yīshēng zhōngyú zìjǐ de zhǔrén. This dog stayed loyal to its owner its whole life.
Related words
- 忠诚 zhōngchéng loyal; faithful
- 忠告 zhōnggào advice; sincere warning
- 忠实 zhōngshí faithful; loyal; true to
- 忠心 zhōngxīn loyalty; devotion
- 忠贞 zhōngzhēn loyal and steadfast; faithful
- 等于 děngyú to equal
- 属于 shǔyú to belong to
- 由于 yóuyú because of
- 终于 zhōngyú finally
- 处于 chǔyú to be in
- 对于 duìyú for; toward
- 关于 guānyú about