誠心

See also: 诚心

Chinese

		honest; sincere; true	heart; mind
trad. (誠心)		誠	心
simp. (诚心)		诚	心

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): chéngxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чынщин (čɨnxin, I-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ sam¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̀n-sîm
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sêng-sim

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngsin
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-hsin¹
    • Yale: chéng-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngshin
    • Palladius: чэнсинь (čɛnsinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 成心 誠心／诚心

  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чынщин (čɨnxin, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ²⁴ ɕiŋ²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ sam¹
    • Yale: sìhng sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 成心 誠心／诚心

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̀n-sîm
    • Hakka Romanization System: siinˇ xim´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sin² xim¹
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨn¹¹ sim²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-sim
    • Tâi-lô: sîng-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sengsym
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² sim³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ¹³⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²³⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: dzyeng sim

Rime
Character	誠	心
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	常 (25)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	清 (121)	侵 (139)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	是征切	息林切
Baxter	dzyeng	sim
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑiᴇŋ/	/siɪm/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑiɛŋ/	/sim/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑiæŋ/	/sjem/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑiajŋ/	/sim/
Li Rong	/ʑiɛŋ/	/siəm/
Wang Li	/ʑĭɛŋ/	/sĭĕm/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʑi̯ɛŋ/	/si̯əm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chéng	xīn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sing4	sam1

Noun

誠心

1. sincere desire; wholeheartedness; sincerity

Synonyms

• (sincerity): (literary) 情愫 (qíngsù)

Adjective

誠心

1. sincere and earnest; devout

Synonyms

• 允 (Classical Chinese)
• 實在／实在
• 實誠／实诚 (shíchéng) (colloquial)
• 悃誠／悃诚 (kǔnchéng) (literary)
• 慥慥 (zàozào) (literary)
• 懇切／恳切 (kěnqiè)
• 殷切 (yīnqiè)
• 熱誠／热诚 (rèchéng)
• 真心 (zhēnxīn)
• 真摯／真挚 (zhēnzhì)
• 真誠／真诚 (zhēnchéng)
• 老實／老实 (lǎoshí)
• 虔心 (qiánxīn)
• 親切／亲切 (qīnqiè)
• 誠信／诚信 (chéngxìn)
• 誠實／诚实 (chéngshí)
• 誠懇／诚恳 (chéngkěn)
• 誠摯／诚挚 (chéngzhì)
• 諄諄／谆谆 (zhūnzhūn) (of teaching)
• 赤忱 (chìchén) (literary)
• 赤誠／赤诚 (chìchéng)

 

Adverb

誠心

1. Alternative form of 成心 (chéngxīn, “intentionally; on purpose”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
誠	心
せい Grade: 6	しん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [se̞ːɕĩɴ]

Noun

誠(せい)心(しん) • (seishin) 

1. sincerity

Derived terms

• 誠(せい)心(しん)誠(せい)意(い) (seishinseī)

Korean

Hanja in this term
誠	心

Noun

誠心 • (seongsim) (hangeul 성심)

1. Hanja form^? of 성심 (“sincerity”).