Chinese Character 忠 Meanings and components.

Form

忠

Meaning

忠 meaning[3] in English

Loyal.

Devoted.

Honest.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 忠 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are China (中) , and heart (心)

Its radical[1] is: 心 (xin1) which means: Heart, Mind, Intention, Center, Core, Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4], .心xin1heart

In cangjie it is written with LP

How to write 忠

To write忠zhong1loyal you should write a combination of 中zhong1China , 心xin1heart arranged in a 吕 shape:

中 + 心 = 忠

忠 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 忠 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 忠, looks as follow:

忠
Pinyin:zhong1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Loyal . Devoted . Honest
中
Pinyin:zhong1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: China . Chinese . Surname Zhong
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)
心
Pinyin:xin1
Meaning[3]: Heart . Mind . Intention . Center . Core . Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

  • Wiktionary Page for 忠in English or Chinese