真挚
zhēn zhì · HSK 7
sincere
🤝❤️ 真 (zhēn) = true/genuine + 挚 (zhì) = earnest, so 真挚 = truly earnest, i.e. sincere
真 carries the sense of true or real, and 挚 means earnest or heartfelt; stacked together they describe feelings that are genuine and deeply felt. Used for sincere friendship or heartfelt emotion (真挚的友谊 = sincere friendship).
真 — 匕 (spoon) over 目 (eye) over 八 (eight/base)
真 originally depicted a person or vessel used in ritual, conveying the idea of something genuine or true. Over time the form was reanalyzed as components like 匕, 目, and a base, but the core meaning of 'real, true, genuine' has remained stable since early bronze inscriptions.