忠 (zhōng): loyal, devoted, faithful
忠 (zhōng) is a Chinese character meaning “loyal.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 中 (phonetic) and 心 (semantic). It ranks #1314 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 忠 heart. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忙 (máng, busy), 快 (kuài, fast, happy), 怎 (zěn, how).
Definitions
- loyal
- devoted
- faithful
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忠诚adjective | zhōng chéng | devoted |
| 忠实adjective | zhōng shí | faithful |
| 忠告noun | zhōng gào | to give sb a word of advice |
| 效忠verb | xiào zhōng | to vow loyalty and devotion to |
| 忠于verb | zhōng yú | to be loyal to |
| 忠心noun | zhōng xīn | good faith |
| 忠贞adjective | zhōng zhēn | loyal and dependable |
| 尽忠verb | jìn zhōng | to display utter loyalty |
| 忠心耿耿phrase | zhōng xīn gěng gěng | loyal and devoted (idiom) |
| 忠臣noun | zhōng chén | faithful official |
| 忠贞不渝phrase | zhōng zhēn bù yú | unswerving in one's loyalty (idiom) |
| 忠言noun | zhōng yán | sincere advice |
| 赤胆忠心phrase | chì dǎn zhōng xīn | lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom) |
| 忠厚adjective | zhōng hòu | honest and considerate |
| 忠义adjective | zhōng yì | loyal and righteous |
忠 appears in 37 compound words: 62 as the first character, 24 as the last, and 14 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 忠 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
Example Sentences
他忠甘情愿地帮助每一个需要帮助的人。
tā zhōng gān qíng yuàn dì bāng zhù měi yī gě xū yāo bāng zhù de rén .
He willingly helps everyone in need.
从忠实读者到副刊作者 不可一日无“世界日报”
cóng zhōng shí dòu zhě dào fù kān zuò zhě bù kě yī rì wú shì jiè rì bào
From loyal readers to supplement authors, there is no "World Journal" for a day
016“光忠”号导弹护卫舰启程前往澳大利亚参加202...
0 1 6 guāng zhōng hào dǎo dàn hù wèi jiàn qǐ chéng qián wǎng ào dà lì yà cān jiā 2 0 2 . . .
016 The missile frigate "Guangzhong" set sail for Australia to participate in the 202nd...
用金牌当屏保,宁忠岩不过是把冷板凳坐热
yòng jīn pái dāng bǐng bǎo , nìng zhōng yán bù guò shì bǎ lěng bǎn dèng zuò rè
Using the gold medal as a screensaver, Ning Zhongyan is just sitting on the cold bench to heat up
大看台|从郑钦文到宁忠岩:冲破欧美垄断 镌刻东方印..
dà kàn tái cóng zhèng qīn wén dào nìng zhōng yán : chōng pò ōu měi lǒng duàn 镌 kè dōng fāng yìn . .
From Zheng Qinwen to Ning Zhongyan: Breaking through the monopoly of Europe and the United States and engraved the Oriental Seal:
...奥会|家乡连线:“我儿子是冠军!”——宁忠岩家乡..
. . . ào huì jiā xiāng lián xiàn : wǒ ér zǐ shì guàn jūn ! — — nìng zhōng yán jiā xiāng . .
... Olympic Games|Hometown Connection: "My son is a champion!" ——Ning Zhongyan's hometown:
他的忠告总是很明智。
Tā de zhōnggào zǒngshì hěn míngzhì.
His advice is always very sensible.
你应该问你父亲的忠告并遵守它。
Nǐ yīnggāi wèn nǐ fùqīn de zhōnggào bìng zūnshǒu tā.
You should ask your father for his advice and follow it.
他没有遵循我们的忠告。
Tā méiyǒu zūnxún wǒmen de zhōnggào.
He failed to follow our advice.
忠犬八公的雕像伫立在涩谷站前。
Zhōng quǎn Bāgōng de diāoxiàng zhùlì zài Sègǔ zhàn qián.
The statue of Hachiko, the faithful dog, stands in front of Shibuya Station.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 心 (heart) component
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