挚 (zhì): sincere
挚 (zhì) is a Chinese character meaning “sincere.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 执 (structural) and 手 (structural). It ranks #2753 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 挚 to shake 执 hands 手; 执 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).
Definitions
- sincere
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo shake 执 hands 手; 执 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿱执手 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挚爱 | zhì ài | true love |
| 挚友 | zhì yǒu | intimate friend |
| 诚挚 | chéng zhì | sincere |
| 真挚 | zhēn zhì | sincere |
| 深挚 | shēn zhì | heartfelt and genuine |
| 挚友良朋 | zhì yǒu liáng péng | intimate friend and companion (idiom) |
| 挚情 | zhì qíng | true feelings |
| 挚切 | zhì qiè | sincere |
| 挚诚 | zhì chéng | sincere |
| 笃挚 | dǔ zhì | sincere (in friendship) |
挚 appears in 10 compound words: 60 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 0 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 挚 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
请挚出你的证件，配合我们的工作。
qǐng zhì chū nǐ de zhèng jiàn , pèi gě wǒ men de gōng zuò .
Please present your identification and cooperate with our work.
...在明面上!4星座晕船后“话超多” 热烈真挚挡不住
. . . zài míng miàn shàng ! 4 xīng zuò yūn chuán hòu huà chāo duō rè liè zhēn zhì dǎng bù zhù
...On the surface! 4 zodiac signs who become "chatty" after falling in love—their passion and sincerity are unstoppable
王祖贤新春开工 紧抱挚爱吃早餐近况曝光
wáng zǔ xián xīn chūn kāi gōng jǐn bào zhì ài chī zǎo cān jìn kuàng pù guāng
Wang Zuxian started work in the New Year and hugged his beloved to eat breakfast
你就是我永远的挚爱。
Nǐ jiùshì wǒ yǒngyuǎn de zhì'ài.
You're the one I'll always love.
请接受我诚挚的歉意。
Qǐng jiēshòu wǒ chéngzhì de qiànyì.
Please accept my sincere apologies.
请接受我对您今天的成功最诚挚的祝贺。
Qǐng jiēshòu wǒ duì nín jīntiān de chénggōng zuì chéngzhì de zhùhè.
Please accept my sincere congratulations on your success today.
Character Family
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