忠
Simplified 忠
Chinese character for loyalty: 忠 (zhōng)
The Chinese character for loyalty is 忠 (zhōng). It means loyal, faithful and devoted, and appears in 忠诚 (zhōngchéng, loyal) and 忠心 (zhōngxīn, devotion). It is a traditional virtue in Chinese culture.
How 忠 is built
忠 has 中 (zhōng, middle or center) on top and 心 (xīn, heart) below. 中 also gives the sound. As a memory aid, loyalty is a heart that stays centered and does not lean to one side, a heart that is true. This is one of the easiest virtue characters to remember because both parts are common. 忠 is written the same in simplified and traditional Chinese.
忠 zhōng · loyalty
- 中zhōng — central
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 心xīn — heart
How 忠 is used
忠诚zhōngchéngloyal; loyalty
忠心zhōngxīnloyal heart; devotion
Other ways to say loyalty
- 忠诚 zhōngchéng — loyal, faithful; the common two-character word
- 义 yì — righteousness, loyalty to what is right
Before you use it as a tattoo or design: 忠 is identical in both scripts and widely recognized; check that 中 sits centered above 心.
Questions
What is the Chinese character for loyalty?
忠 (zhōng) means “loyal”.
How do you pronounce 忠?
忠 is pronounced zhōng.