眞

See also: 真

眞	U+771E, 眞 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-771E

← 眝
[U+771D]

CJK Unified Ideographs

真 →
[U+771F]

眞	U+2F945, 眞 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F945

← 𥄳
[U+2F944]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement

真 →
[U+2F946]

Translingual

Traditional	真
Simplified	真
Japanese	真
Korean	眞

Glyph origin

Alternative form of 真.

Han character

眞 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 心月山金 (PBUC), composition ⿳匕⿺𠃊目八)

Derived characters

傎塡愼滇槇瑱瞋磌縝鎭顚鷆寘𡻗闐

References

KangXi: page 804, character 18
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23235
Dae Jaweon: page 1220, character 12
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 249, character 12
Unihan data for U+771E
Unihan data for U+2F945

Usage notes

The Kangxi dictionary lists 真 as the unorthodox form (俗字) of 眞. 真 is more commonly used in simplified Chinese and Japanese shinjitai.

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 眞 – see 真 (“true; genuine; real; actual; clear; distinct; sharp; etc.”). (This character, 眞, is a variant form of 真.)

Japanese

Shinjitai	真
Kyūjitai	眞

Kanji

眞

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 真)

Kyūjitai form of 真: truth, reality

Readings

Go-on: しん (shin)
Kan-on: しん (shin)
Kun: ま (ma, 眞); まこと (makoto, 眞)
Nanori: さな (sana); さね (sane); ち (chi); まこ (mako); まさ (masa); まつ (matsu)

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 眞 – see the following entries.

【真しん】3	[noun] truth, reality [affix] truth, reality, genuineness [affix] natural, pristine [affix] complete, wholly [affix] regular script (楷書, kaisho) [affix] (logic) a true statement [proper noun] a surname [proper noun] a female given name
【真まこと】3	[noun] truth, reality, genuineness [adverb] absolutely, really [interjection] used for recalling information previously forgotten or sudden change of subjects: that's right [proper noun] a male or female given name Alternative spellings 実, 誠
【真あつし】3	[proper noun] a male given name
【真ただし】3	[proper noun] a male given name
【真まさし】3	[proper noun] a male given name
【ま】H	[noun] [from 712] 真: the truth, reality, genuineness [prefix] [from 720] 真: real, genuine [prefix] [from 759] 真: pure, unadulterated [prefix] [from 1595] 真: definitely, certainly, exactly, precisely, directly [prefix] [date unknown] 真: true, real, main (appended to words for animals or plants to indicate the representative type) [prefix] [from 759] 真: (archaic, possibly obsolete, honorific) great, excellent Alternative spelling 真

(This term, 眞, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)

Korean

Alternative forms

真 (真)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 眞 (MC t͡ɕiɪn). Recorded as Middle Korean 진 (cin) (Yale: cin) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕin]
Phonetic hangul: [진]

Hanja

Wikisource眞 (eumhun 참 진 (cham jin))

Hanja form^? of 진 (“truth”).
Hanja form^? of 진 (“a surname.”).

Compounds

진짜 (眞짜, jinjja, “really”)
진지 (眞摯, jinji, “sincerity”)
진실 (眞實, jinsil, “truth”)
진상 (眞相, jinsang, “reality”)
진위 (眞僞, jinwi, “authenticity”)
진심 (眞心, jinsim, “sincerity, earnestness”)
진리 (眞理, jilli, “truth”)
순진 (純眞, sunjin, “naivety”)
진솔 (眞率, jinsol, “sincerity”)
진정 (眞正, jinjeong, “really, truly”)
진공 (眞空, jin'gong, “vacuum”)
여진 (女眞, Yeojin, “Jurchen”)
사진 (寫眞, sajin, “photograph, picture”)
사진기 (寫眞機, sajin'gi, “camera”)
청사진 (靑寫眞, cheongsajin, “blueprint”)
폐가입진 (廢假立眞, pyegaipjin)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.
Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 40.

Vietnamese

Han character

眞: Hán Nôm readings: chân

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