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忠 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「心」

道
5Elementary year 6 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「心」
On
チュウちゅう · chū
Kun
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Meaning
loyalty; faithfulness

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

中 "centre" over 心 "heart"; a heart set squarely in the middle, unswayed — hence "loyalty."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onチュウちゅうchū忠実ちゅうじつ忠勤ちゅうきん誠忠せいちゅう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 忠実ちゅうじつ

    faithful; devoted

  • 忠告ちゅうこく

    advice; warning

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

友(とも)の忠告(ちゅうこく)を聞(き)いてよかった。

I am glad I listened to my friend's advice.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

忠告忠実忠告to tel…実fruit忘to for…恩kindne…憲consti…心heart必certai…宙space丑the Ox中middle虫insect仲relati…
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Compound

Map of radical 心Map of reading チュウAll maps

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