确
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què · certain, sure

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Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

石Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 确

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quèWords pronounced què
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Example sentences

Notice where 确 sits in each complete thought.

Tā shuō de díquè yǒu dàolǐ.他说的的确有道理。

What he said does indeed make sense.

Editorial learning example
Zhège kàn fǎ kě néng shì zhèng què de.这个看法可能是正确的。

Maybe this opinion is correct.

Source: Tatoeba #888422 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ díquè shì gè hěn huì jiǎng huà de rén.汤姆的确是个很会讲话的人。

Tom certainly is an eloquent speaker.

Source: Tatoeba #7771889 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù néng què bǎo zhè yí qiè huì fā shēng.我不能确保这一切会发生。

I can't guarantee that that's going to happen.

Source: Tatoeba #6858748 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ què dìng zhè jiù shì nǐ xiǎng yào de ma?你确定这就是你想要的吗?

Are you certain this is what you want?

Source: Tatoeba #5942083 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng yào zài què rèn yí xià wǒ de háng bān.我想要再确认一下我的航班。

I want to quickly confirm my flight again.

Source: Tatoeba #3078793 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 确 in context

  1. Say què, then recall the core meaning: certain, sure.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 确实 (què shí), meaning “indeed”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 确 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.