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Etymology
Based on the original meaning "precious", now written as 珍. The meaning later shifted to "genuine" and "true".
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The character 真 is composed of a top element resembling 十, an eye (目) in the middle, and a base of a horizontal line with two diverging strokes like 八. Its original meaning was "precious" (now written 珍), which later shifted to "genuine" and "true". Today it functions as an adjective and adverb denoting reality, sincerity, or certainty, standing in contrast to falsehood and deception.
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今天天气真好。
你真的喜欢吗？
他说的是真话。
这是我真正的家。
真相终于大白了。
真诚的心最重要。
真没想到会这样。
对于这件事，他的真实想法是什么？
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