确 (què): certain, true
确 (què) is a Chinese character meaning “certain, true.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 石 (semantic) and 角 (phonetic). It ranks #331 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 确 stone. Its radical form 石 (stone) appears in many related characters such as 碗 (wǎn, bowl), 碰 (pèng, to touch, to bump), 石 (shí, stone).
Definitions
- certain, true
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 确
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 确定adjective/verb | què dìng | definite | 5 |
| 确实adverb | què shí | indeed | 4 |
| 的确adverb | dí què | really | 5 |
| 正确adjective | zhèng què | correct | 4 |
| 确认verb | què rèn | to confirm | 5 |
| 确保verb | què bǎo | to ensure | 5 |
| 准确adjective | zhǔn què | accurate | 4 |
| 明确adjective/verb | míng què | clear-cut | 5 |
| 精确adjective | jīng què | accurate | 6 |
| 确立verb | què lì | to establish | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 确信verb | què xìn | to be convinced |
| 确切adjective | què qiè | definite |
| 确凿adjective | què záo | definite |
| 千真万确phrase | qiān zhēn wàn què | absolutely true (idiom) |
| 确诊verb | què zhěn | to make a definite diagnosis |
| 确定性noun | què dìng xìng | determinacy |
| 准确性noun | zhǔn què xìng | accuracy |
| 精确度 | jīng què dù | accuracy |
| 确证verb | què zhèng | to prove |
| 确有其事phrase | què yǒu qí shì | (confirm to be) true |
| 不确实 | bù què shí | untrue |
| 不明确 | bù míng què | indefinite |
| 不正确 | bù zhèng què | incorrect |
| 不确定性原理 | bù què dìng xìng yuán lǐ | Heisenberg's uncertainty principle (1927) |
| 确是verb | què shì | certainly |
确 appears in 36 compound words: 47 as the first character, 31 as the last, and 22 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 确 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
请确认一下收货地址，确保货物能准确送达。
Qǐng quèrèn yíxià shōuhuò dìzhǐ, quèbǎo huòwù néng zhǔnquè sòngdá.
Please confirm the delivery address to ensure the goods can be delivered accurately.
...26 Ultra实机曝光、蓝牙S Pen确定不回归
. . . 2 6 U l t r a shí jī pù guāng , lán yá S P e n què dìng bù huí guī
... 26 Ultra real machine exposure, Bluetooth S Pen is confirmed not to return
北京要求华盛顿取消单方关税 中国似未确认特朗普访中安排
běi jīng yāo qiú huá shèng dùn qǔ xiāo dān fāng guān shuì zhōng guó sì wèi què rèn tè lǎng pǔ fǎng zhōng ān pái
Beijing Demands Washington Remove Unilateral Tariffs; China Appears to Have Not Confirmed Trump's Visit Arrangements
...:加征15%关税立即生效 全球贸易重返不确定性时代
. . . jiā zhēng guān shuì lì jí shēng xiào quán qiú mào yì chóng fǎn bù què dìng xìng shí dài
...: 15% Tariff Hike Takes Immediate Effect as Global Trade Returns to Era of Uncertainty
巷弄不念“ㄋㄨㄥˋ” 正确读音曝!家长愣:小三国语好难啊
xiàng nòng bù niàn zhèng què dòu yīn pù ! jiā cháng lèng xiǎo sān guó yǔ hǎo nán a
Alleyways Don't Pronounce "Nong" Correctly! Parents Stunned: "Little Three Kingdoms Mandarin Is So Hard!"
【城事】外滩开关式人墙再次启用,分流客流确保平台上..
chéng shì wài tān kāi guān shì rén qiáng zài cì qǐ yòng , fēn liú kè liú què bǎo píng tái shàng . .
【City Affairs】The switch-type crowd barrier at the Bund has been reactivated to divert foot traffic and ensure order on the platform...
我们老师确实很讲究礼节，不是吗？
Wǒmen lǎoshī quèshí hěn jiǎngjiu lǐjié, bùshìma?
Our teacher really stands on ceremony, doesn't she?
你确定你的资料属实吗？
Nǐ quèdìng nǐ de zīliào shǔshí ma?
Are you sure of your facts?
你确认那是可纠正的错误吗？
Nǐ quèrèn nà shì kě jiūzhèng de cuòwù ma?
Can you confirm that it is a correctable error?
你确定你没有忘记什么吗？
Nǐ quèdìng nǐ méiyǒu wàngjì shénme ma?
Are you sure you haven't forgotten anything?
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 石 (stone) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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