chéng

(bound form) sincere; authentic

(literary) really; truly

speech (讠) + [sound: chéng] (成) = sincere words

The speech radical (讠) anchors the meaning: words that are genuine and complete. 成 lends the sound chéng and carries a faint sense of wholeness, which pairs naturally with sincerity.

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他对朋友非常真,从不说假话。

tā duì péng yǒu fēi cháng zhēn chéng,cóng bù shuō jiǎ huà。

He is very sincere toward his friends and never tells lies.

只有实的人才能得到别人的信任。

zhǐ yǒu chéng shí de rén cái néng dé dào bié rén de xìn rèn。

Only honest people can earn the trust of others.

Words with 诚

开诚布公

kāi chéng bù gōng

variant of 開誠布公|开诚布公[kai1 cheng2 bu4 gong1]

开诚相见

kāi chéng xiāng jiàn

candid and open (idiom)

一秉虔诚

yī bǐng qián chéng

earnestly and sincerely (idiom); devoutly

李嘉诚

lǐ jiā chéng

Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman

坦诚

tǎn chéng

candid

坦诚相见

tǎn chéng xiāng jiàn

to trust one another fully

孟思诚

mèng sī chéng

Maeng Saseong (1360-1438), Korean politician of the Goryeo-Joseon transition, famous for his honesty and wisdom

实诚

shí chéng

sincere

巧诈不如拙诚

qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng

the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)

心悦诚服

xīn yuè chéng fú

to submit cheerfully

忠诚

zhōng chéng

devoted

投诚

tóu chéng

to defect

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