笃
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(bound form) sincere; genuine; (bound form) (of an illness) serious
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 竹 +3
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 篤
- Common rank
- #2,486
- Unicode
- U+7B03
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How 笃 is formed
Words with 笃
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 笃信好学 | sincere belief and diligent study | |
| 本笃十六世 | Pope Benedict XVI, original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), pope 2005–2013 | |
| 本笃会 | the Benedictines | |
| 笃学 | studious; diligent in study | |
| 笃行 | to carry out (obligation) conscientiously; to behave sincerely | |
| 病笃 | critically ill; on one's deathbed | |
| 笃病 | seriously ill; critical | |
| 笃定 | certain; confident (of some outcome); calm and unhurried | |
| 笃信 | to sincerely believe | |
| 笃实 | loyal; sincere; sound | |
| 笃爱 | to love deeply; devoted to sb | |
| 杜笃玛 | Dodoma, capital of Tanzania (Tw) | |
| 笃志 | steadfast; with single-minded devotion | |
| 笃守 | to comply faithfully; sincerely abiding by | |
| 笃专 | with undivided attention | |
| 危笃 | deathly ill | |
| 笃厚 | honest and generous; magnanimous | |
| 诚笃 | honest; sincere and serious | |
| 笃挚 | sincere (in friendship); cordial |