Spot 真
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
真 component
zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 真
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue真Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 真 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
镇=
钅
填=
土
嗔=
口
滇=
氵
慎=
忄
阗=
门
缜=
纟
瑱=
王
禛=
礻
瞋=
目
稹=
禾
颠=
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Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 真 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
填写tiánxiě
to fill in a form
HSK 3.0 · L4谨慎jǐnshèncautious
HSK 3.0 · L5填tiánto fill or stuff
HSK 3.0 · L5城镇chéngzhèntown
HSK 3.0 · L6镇zhènto press down
HSK 3.0 · L6不慎búshènincautious
HSK 3.0 · L7-9颠簸diānbǒto be jolted around
HSK 3.0 · L7-9颠倒diāndǎoto turn upside down
HSK 3.0 · L7-9颠倒黑白diāndǎo-hēibáilit. to invert black and white
HSK 3.0 · L7-9颠覆diānfùto topple
HSK 3.0 · L7-9慎重shènzhòngcautious
HSK 3.0 · L7-9填补tiánbǔto fill a gap
HSK 3.0 · L7-9