真实
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
真实 (zhēnshí) · true
真实 (zhēnshí) means “true; real”. It is written with 2 characters: 真 (really) + 实 (real). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 真实 is built
The characters
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)
实 shí · real
What 实 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 头tóu — head
- ⺀ — ice
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
这是一个真实的故事。Zhè shì yī gè zhēnshí de gùshi.This is a true story.
你说的是真实的吗？Nǐ shuō de shì zhēnshí de ma?Is what you said true?
Questions about 真实
What does 真实 mean?
真实 (zhēnshí) means “true; real”.
How do you pronounce 真实?
真实 is pronounced zhēnshí.
Which HSK level is 真实?
真实 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 认真rènzhēnserious
- 真的zhēndereally
- 真正zhēnzhèngreal
- 天真tiānzhēnnaive
- 传真chuánzhēnfax
- 清真qīngzhēnhalal
- 真理zhēnlǐtruth
- 真相zhēnxiàngthe truth
- 真挚zhēnzhìsincere
- 真zhēnreally
Learn 真实 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 4: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.