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挚

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sincere

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
10
Radical
手 +6
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
摯
Common rank
#3,095
Unicode
U+631A

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Formation & memory

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How 挚 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

To shake 执 hands 手; 执 also provides the pronunciation

Components 执 手

How to remember it

earnest · Heisig RSH #1841

执 clench + 手 hand

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 挚

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
挚友良朋 zhì yǒu liáng péng intimate friend and companion (idiom)
挚情 zhì qíng true feelings
挚爱 zhì ài true love
真挚 zhēn zhì sincere; sincerity
深挚 shēn zhì heartfelt and genuine
挚切 zhì qiè sincere; fervent
挚友 zhì yǒu intimate friend; close friend
挚诚 zhì chéng sincere
诚挚 chéng zhì sincere; cordial
笃挚 dǔ zhì sincere (in friendship); cordial