诚
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chéng · honest, sincere, true

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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 诚

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chéngWords pronounced chéng
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Example sentences

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Tā yǐ qián shì gè chéng shí de rén.他以前是个诚实的人。

He was an honest man.

Source: Tatoeba #7779225 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú huì yuán liàng nǐ, chú fēi nǐ zhēn chéng dì dào qiàn.我不会原谅你,除非你真诚地道歉。

I won’t forgive you unless you apologise sincerely.

Source: Tatoeba #1477296 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Chéng xìn shì yì zhǒng zhòng yào de měi dé.诚信是一种重要的美德。

Honesty is a capital virtue.

Source: Tatoeba #332612 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zán men yì qǐ tǎn chéng dì tán tán zhège wèn tí ba.咱们一起坦诚地谈谈这个问题吧。

Let's be frank in this question.

Source: Tatoeba #1590903 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ rènwéi tā shì yí gè chéng shí de nǚ rén.我认为她是一个诚实的女人。

I think she's an honest woman.

Source: Tatoeba #1786145 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jù wǒ suǒ zhī, tā shì gè chéng shí de rén.据我所知,他是个诚实的人。

As far as I know, he is honest.

Source: Tatoeba #2390188 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 诚 in context

  1. Say chéng, then recall the core meaning: honest, sincere, true.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 诚实 (chéng shí), meaning “honest”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 诚 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.