天真
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
天真 (tiānzhēn) · naive
天真 (tiānzhēn) means “naive; innocent”. It is written with 2 characters: 天 (day) + 真 (really). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 天真 is built
The characters
天 tiān · day
What 天 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: The heavens 一 above a man 大 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
真 zhēn · really
What 真 is made of
- 直zhí — straight
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: A straight 直 (that is, level) table 几 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
孩子们都很天真。Háizimen dōu hěn tiānzhēn.Children are all very innocent.
你的想法太天真了。Nǐ de xiǎngfǎ tài tiānzhēn le.Your idea is too naive.
Questions about 天真
What does 天真 mean?
天真 (tiānzhēn) means “naive; innocent”.
How do you pronounce 天真?
天真 is pronounced tiānzhēn.
Which HSK level is 天真?
天真 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 白天báitiāndaytime
- 半天bàntiānhalf a day
- 后天hòutiānday after tomorrow
- 今天jīntiāntoday
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 前天qiántiānday before yesterday
- 天气tiānqìweather
- 星期天xīngqītiānSunday
- 昨天zuótiānyesterday
- 春天chūntiānspring (season)
Learn 天真 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 8: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.