忠诚
Old HSK 6
忠诚 (zhōngchéng) · loyal
忠诚 (zhōngchéng) means “loyal; faithful”. It is written with 2 characters: 忠 (loyalty) + 诚 (honest). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 忠诚 is built
The characters
忠 zhōng · loyalty
What 忠 is made of
- 中zhōng — central
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 心xīn — heart
诚 chéng · honest
What 诚 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 成chéng — to accomplish
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 戈gē — spear
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 成 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
狗是人类忠诚的朋友。Gǒu shì rénlèi zhōngchéng de péngyou.Dogs are humans' loyal friends.
他对公司非常忠诚。Tā duì gōngsī fēicháng zhōngchéng.He is very loyal to the company.
Questions about 忠诚
What does 忠诚 mean?
忠诚 (zhōngchéng) means “loyal; faithful”.
How do you pronounce 忠诚?
忠诚 is pronounced zhōngchéng.
Which HSK level is 忠诚?
忠诚 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 忠诚 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 239: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.