诚实
chéngshí · HSK 4
honest
🤝 诚 (sincere) + 实 (solid/real) = sincere + real = honest
诚 carries the speech radical 讠 plus 成 (complete), suggesting words made whole — sincerity. 实 means solid or real. Together: words that match reality, i.e. honest.
chéngshí · HSK 4
honest
🤝 诚 (sincere) + 实 (solid/real) = sincere + real = honest
诚 carries the speech radical 讠 plus 成 (complete), suggesting words made whole — sincerity. 实 means solid or real. Together: words that match reality, i.e. honest.