忠
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zhōng · loyalty, devotion, fidelity

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8Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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心Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 忠

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Example sentences

Notice where 忠 sits in each complete thought.

Tā de zhōng gào méi qǐ dào tài dà de zuò yòng.他的忠告没起到太大的作用。

His advice didn't help much.

Source: Tatoeba #1450427 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì zú qiú de zhōng shí fěn sī.我是足球的忠实粉丝。

I'm a big football fan.

Source: Tatoeba #5091680 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zhōng yú wǒ hái shì guó wáng?你忠于我还是国王?

To whom are you loyal: me or the king?

Source: Tatoeba #8558106 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì gè zhōng hòu lǎo shí de rén, bù miǎn shàngdàng.他是个忠厚老实的人,不免上当。

He is an honest person, and he will always be lied to.

Source: Tatoeba #4835844 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xū yào yì xiē hǎo de zhōng gào.我需要一些好的忠告。

I need some good advice.

Source: Tatoeba #834743 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bú gù wǒ de zhōng gào.他不顧我的忠告。

He disregarded my advice.

Source: Tatoeba #832471 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 忠 in context

  1. Say zhōng, then recall the core meaning: loyalty, devotion, fidelity.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 忠诚 (zhōng chéng), meaning “devoted”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 忠 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.