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Character: 真

English Senses For (英文): tian2
[rare pronunciation] / true / real / factual / genuine / actual / substantial / really / truly / the highest sincerity one is capable of / a Chinese family name / alternate 眞

English Senses For (英文): zhen1
true / real / factual / genuine / actual / substantial / really / truly / the highest sincerity one is capable of / a Chinese family name / alternate 眞

Simplified (簡體字):
Unicode := 771F
GB2312-80 := D5E6

真

New! Simplification explanation under construction.

Traditional (繁體字):
Unicode := 771F
Big5 := AF75

真
眞真 zhen1 tian2 (productive phonetic)

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ShuoWen: (說文解字):
僊人變形而登天也從匕從自∟音隱八所乘載也

New! etymology explanation under construction.

Compound pictograph 真. From straight 直 placed on a table, for people to see that it is real. Meaning real. (* see other etymologies 鼎)

Seal (說文解字裏的篆體字)

S05930

LST Seal (六書通裏的篆體字) Characters

L31158	L31159	L31160	L31161	L31162	L31163	L31164

L31165	L31166	L31167	L31168	L31169	L04494	L04495

L04496	L04497	L04498	L04499	L04500	L04501	L04502

L04503	L04504	L04505	L04489	L04490	L04491	L04492

L04493

Bronze (金文编裏的字) Characters

B12532	B12533	B12534	B12535


Oracle (甲骨文) Characters - none known

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