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摯
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挚
🇨🇳

earnest

HSK 10
Human →Actions →Change
zhì
シ
いた.る、つか.む、にえ
지
To shake 執 hands 手; 執 also provides the pronunciation
Components
Traditional (摯)
執 clench+ 手 hand =
摯 earnest
執 Meaning component
clench
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手 Meaning component
shǒu hand
Simplified (挚)
执 hold in hand+ 手 hand =
挚 sincere
执 Meaning component
zhí hold in hand
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手 Meaning component
shǒu hand
Notes
Similar Characters
墊 pad (trad)蟄 hibernate (trad)贄 gift (trad)鷙 hawk (iii) (trad)击 attack (simp)举 recommend (simp)拏 seize (archaic)拳 boxing拿 hold挈 help挚 warm (simp)挛 entwined (simp)挲 fondle掌 palm of the hand掣 hinder掰 cant掱 pickpocket搴 seize搿 to hug摩 rub
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
挚
Regular
Modern
Chinese
挚 / 摯 [Zhì]
surname Zhi
挚 / 摯 [zhì]
sincere
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
摯 すすむ
Susumu given name
CHINESE WORDS (10)
挚爱 [zhì​'ài] #8,622
true love
真挚 [zhēn​zhì] #18,341
sincere
诚挚 [chéng​zhì] #13,190
sincere
挚友 [zhì​yǒu] #12,516
intimate friend
深挚 [shēn​zhì] #53,585
heartfelt and genuine
挚诚 [zhì​chéng] #58,811
sincere
挚情 [zhì​qíng] #63,319
true feelings
挚切 [zhì​qiè] #74,619
sincere
笃挚 [dǔ​zhì] #75,483
sincere (in friendship)
挚友良朋 [zhì​yǒu​liáng​péng]
intimate friend and companion (idiom)
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
⭐ 真摯 [しんし] #6,928
sincere
摯実 [しじつ] #211,794
serious