真
Meanings
- really
- truly
- indeed
- real
- true
- genuine
Characters in this entry
- 真
- zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
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Mandarin tones
1 · zhen1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 8 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zan1
Cantonese word readings for 真. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- true; genuine; real; actual
- clear; distinct; sharp
- really; truly; very; quite
- portrait; image
- natural disposition
- (Chinese calligraphy) short for 真書／真书 (zhēnshū, “regular script”)
- (～日) (telegraphy) the eleventh day of a month
- a surname
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