# 誠

| 誠 | U+8AA0, &#35488; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8AA0 |
| ← 誟 [U+8A9F] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 誡 → [U+8AA1] |
| 誠 | U+2F9CF, &#195023; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F9CF |
| ← 䛇 [U+2F9CE] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement | 諭 → [U+2F9D0] |

## Translingual
### Han character

誠 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+6, 13 strokes, cangjie input 卜口戈竹尸 (YRIHS), four-corner 0365$_0$, composition ⿰訁成)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1163, character 12
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35497
* Dae Jaweon: page 1628, character 6
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3963, character 5
* Unihan data for U+8AA0
* Unihan data for U+2F9CF

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 誠
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 成 | *djeŋ |
| 城 | *djeŋ |
| 誠 | *djeŋ |
| 宬 | *djeŋ |
| 郕 | *djeŋ |
| 筬 | *djeŋ |
| 盛 | *djeŋ, *djeŋs |
| 珹 | *djeŋ |
| 晟 | *djeŋs |
| 墭 | *djeŋs |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *djeŋ): semantic 言 (“speech”) + phonetic 成 (OC *djeŋ).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chéng (cheng$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sing$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): sen$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̀n
    (Hailu, HRS): shin
    (Meixian, Guangdong): sen$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): chěng
* Eastern Min (BUC): sìng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sing$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chiâⁿ / sêng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): sêng$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$zen
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chéng
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chéng
*** Wade–Giles: chʻêng$^2$
*** Yale: chéng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherng
*** Palladius: чэн (čɛn)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sing$^4$
*** Yale: sìhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sing$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xing$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɪŋ²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: sen$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /sen²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̀n
*** Hakka Romanization System: siin$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: sin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /sɨn¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: shin
*** Sinological IPA: /ʃin⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: sen$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /sən¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: chěng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰeiŋ²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sìng
*** Sinological IPA : /siŋ⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: sing$^2$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: síng
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬiŋ¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiâⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: tsiânn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cviaa
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Singapore): /t͡siã²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siã¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siã²³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng
*** Tâi-lô: sîng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: seeng
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ¹³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei): /siɪŋ²⁴/
* chiâⁿ - vernacular;
* sêng - literary.
* Middle Chinese: dzyeng
Rime :
| Character | 誠 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 常 (25) |
| Final (韻) | 清 (121) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 是征切 |
| Baxter | dzyeng |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /d͡ʑiᴇŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /d͡ʑiɛŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /d͡ʑiæŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /d͡ʑiajŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /ʑiɛŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /ʑĭɛŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʑi̯ɛŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chéng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | sing$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[d]eŋ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*djeŋ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 誠 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | chéng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ dzyeng › |
| Old Chinese | /*[d]eŋ/ |
| English | sincere |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 誠 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 1419 |
| Phonetic component | 成 |
| Rime group | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 成 |
| Old Chinese | /*djeŋ/ |

### Definitions

誠
* sincere; honest; true; genuine
* indeed; truly; really
    From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
    Chén chéng zhī bùrú Xú Gōng měi. [Pinyin]
    I really know I am not as handsome as Xu Gong.
* (literary) if
    From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
    Zhào chéng fā shǐ zūn Qín Zhāowáng wèi dì, Qín bì xǐ, bàbīng qù. [Pinyin]
    If Zhao dispatches messengers to honor King Zhao of Qin as the di, Qin will certainly be pleased, and will stop fighting and leave.
    From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
    Chǔ chéng néng jué Qí, qín yuàn xiàn Shāng, Yú zhī dì liù bǎi lǐ. [Pinyin]
    If Chu can sever ties with Qi, Qin will offer Chu the 600 lis of land between Shang and Yu.
* (Southern Min) very

#### Compounds

* 一片至誠 / 一片至诚
* 中誠 / 中诚
* 丹誠 / 丹诚 (dānchéng)
* 丹誠不泯 / 丹诚不泯
* 丹誠相許 / 丹诚相许
* 主敬存誠 / 主敬存诚
* 坦誠 / 坦诚 (tǎnchéng)
* 實誠 / 实诚 (shíchéng)
* 專誠 / 专诚 (zhuānchéng)
* 微誠 / 微诚
* 心悅誠服 / 心悦诚服 (xīnyuèchéngfú)
* 心虔志誠 / 心虔志诚
* 心誠意潔 / 心诚意洁
* 志誠 / 志诚
* 志誠君子 / 志诚君子
* 忠誠 / 忠诚 (zhōngchéng)
* 悃誠 / 悃诚 (kǔnchéng)
* 愚誠 / 愚诚
* 投誠 / 投诚 (tóuchéng)
* 抱誠守真 / 抱诚守真
* 推誠布信 / 推诚布信
* 推誠布公 / 推诚布公
* 推誠待物 / 推诚待物
* 推誠愛物 / 推诚爱物
* 推誠接物 / 推诚接物
* 推誠相見 / 推诚相见
* 推誠置腹 / 推诚置腹
* 摯誠 / 挚诚
* 攄誠 / 摅诚
* 效誠 / 效诚
* 樸訥誠篤 / 朴讷诚笃
* 正心誠意 / 正心诚意
* 歸誠 / 归诚
* 殫誠畢慮 / 殚诚毕虑
* 沒實誠 / 没实诚
* 熱誠 / 热诚 (rèchéng)
* 盡心竭誠 / 尽心竭诚
* 盡節竭誠 / 尽节竭诚
* 盡誠竭節 / 尽诚竭节
* 真心誠意 / 真心诚意 (zhēnxīnchéngyì)
* 真誠 / 真诚 (zhēnchéng)
* 真誠相見 / 真诚相见
* 竭誠 / 竭诚 (jiéchéng)
* 竭誠歡迎 / 竭诚欢迎
* 竭誠盡節 / 竭诚尽节
* 精誠 / 精诚 (jīngchéng)
* 精誠團結 / 精诚团结
* 精誠貫日 / 精诚贯日
* 老誠 / 老诚
* 至意誠心 / 至意诚心
* 至誠 / 至诚 (zhìchéng)
* 至誠無昧 / 至诚无昧
* 至誠高節 / 至诚高节
* 虔誠 / 虔诚 (qiánchéng)
* 血誠 / 血诚
* 衷誠 / 衷诚
* 親愛精誠 / 亲爱精诚
* 誠信 / 诚信 (chéngxìn)
* 誠信原則 / 诚信原则
* 誠可格天 / 诚可格天
* 誠壹 / 诚壹
* 誠實 / 诚实 (chéngshí)
* 誠心 / 诚心 (chéngxīn)
* 誠心敬意 / 诚心敬意
* 誠心正意 / 诚心正意
* 誠心誠意 / 诚心诚意 (chéngxīnchéngyì)
* 誠恐 / 诚恐 (chéngkǒng)
* 誠恐誠惶 / 诚恐诚惶 (chéngkǒngchénghuáng)
* 誠悃 / 诚悃
* 誠意 / 诚意 (chéngyì)
* 誠惶誠恐 / 诚惶诚恐 (chénghuángchéngkǒng)
* 誠惶誠懼 / 诚惶诚惧
* 誠懇 / 诚恳 (chéngkěn)
* 誠摯 / 诚挚 (chéngzhì)
* 誠敬 / 诚敬
* 誠樸 / 诚朴 (chéngpǔ)
* 誠然 / 诚然 (chéngrán)
* 誠篤 / 诚笃 (chéngdǔ)
* 誠素 / 诚素
* 誠讜 / 诚谠
* 賈誠 / 贾诚
* 赤誠 / 赤诚 (chìchéng)
* 輸誠 / 输诚 (shūchéng)
* 通誠 / 通诚
* 鄙誠 / 鄙诚
* 銜哀致誠 / 衔哀致诚
* 開心見誠 / 开心见诚
* 開誠布公 / 开诚布公 (kāichéngbùgōng)
* 閑邪存誠 / 闲邪存诚
* 願寘誠念 / 愿寘诚念

#### Synonyms

* (very):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 甚, 孔 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 很, 非常, 十分 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 挺, 很, 倍兒, 怪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 很, 好, 非常, 超, 蠻, 超級 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 很 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 很, 蠻, 非常 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 挺, 很, 傻, 老, 倍兒, 齁兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 挺, 楞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 很 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 很, 好 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 很 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 蠻, 很 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蠻, 稀, 很 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 很 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 好, 非常之 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 好, 非常, 非常之, 超, 勁, 十分之, 無敵 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 好 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 好, 十分之 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 好 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 好 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 好, 非常之, 非常 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蠻 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 好, 刮, 已, 還, 異, 還 exclamation |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 好 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 好 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 頂 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 好 |
| Hakka | Changting | 野 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 已, 刮 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 樣 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 好 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 蠻 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 蠻 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 蠻 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 當, 已, 還 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蓋, 盡, 還 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 當, 盡, 已, 還 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 當, 已, 還 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 當, 已, 還 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 足, 真, 實在 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 好 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Bao'an) | 好 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 很 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 好 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 很, 挺 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 盡 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 野, 真 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 真 |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 真 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 真, 野, 誠, 有夠, 萬代, 死人, 非常, 真正, 設汰, 一 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 真 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 真, 野, 誠, 有夠, 萬代, 死人, 設汰 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 野, 萬代 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 盡, 蓋, 足, 足範, 有夠, 出奇, 極死, 見死, 死了了, 死人, 設汰, 設汰仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 很, 真, 死絕, 好, 非常 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 真, 非常 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 真, 誠 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 真, 誠 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 有夠, 足, 真, 誠, 蓋 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 有夠, 足, 誠, 盡 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 真, 誠 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 誠, 蓋, 足 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 有夠, 足, 真, 誠, 蓋 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 真, 誠 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 足, 誠 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 真, 誠 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 真, 誠, 真正 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 真, 死爸, 真正, 誠, 足, 有夠 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 野, 真, 萬代, 真誠, 誠, 有夠 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 過, 好, 非常, 死爸 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 過, 鐵, 好, 很, 死爸, 死絕 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 好, 死絕 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 好, 非常 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 過, 好, 死爸, 死絕 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 好 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 好 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 真, 死爸, 非常 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 極, 但顧, 真 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 但顧 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 但顧, 真 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 但顧, 真 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 好, 蠻 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蠻, 老, 邪氣, 老老, 瞎, 絕, 十分, 十二萬分, 非常, 非常之, 畢, 畢畢, 來得, 來得個, 煞, 交關, 十二分 rare, 窮 dated, 野 dated, 邪 dated |
| Wu | Suzhou | 蠻, 窮 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 蠻, 交關, 木佬佬, 冒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 交關, 蠻, 堪, 𣍐好, 𣍐派, 甮派, 出格, 木牢牢 rare, 猛 rare |
| Wu | Zhoushan | 交關, 蠻, 猛, 堪, 出格, 木牢牢 rare |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 蠻, 蒙, 顯 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 很, 蠻 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 蠻 |
* (if):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 若, 假, 如, 使, 令, 苟, 向, 向使, 向令, 假令, 假使, 誠, 誠使, 倘, 儻, 當使 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 若, 如, 如果, 若果, 果若, 假如, 假若, 假使, 假設, 倘若, 倘或, 倘然, 倘使, 若是, 若然, 設若, 設使, 設令, 設或, 設 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 要是, 要 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 要是, 要, 如果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 如果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 如果 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 要是 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 要是 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 要是, 假比 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 要是 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 要是, 要, 假使 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 要是, 倘此, 倘倘 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 如果, 若果, 若然, 假使間 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 如果, 若果, 若然, 若然之, 假使, 假使間, 假如 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 假如 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 如果, 若果, 假使 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 若果 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 設若 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 如果 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 如果 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 要是, 若是 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 假使 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 係話, 若係, 如果 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 若果, 係講, 係話 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 係講, 若係, 假使 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 係講, 係準, 係準講, 準講, 準假, 係若, 若係, 假使, 假詐 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 係講, 若係, 假使 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 準講, 可比, 假使, 係講, 若係, 若係講, 準若講 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 係講, 若係, 假使 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 若係講, 假使, 若講, 係講, 若係 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 假使 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 要是 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 來是, 如果 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 來是, 如果 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 儷是, 若還 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 設使, 若是, 若, 若欲是, 假若, 假若是, 欲, 欲是, 甲若, 甲若是 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 設使, 若是, 若, 若欲是, 假若, 假若是, 欲, 欲是 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 設使, 若是, 若, 假若, 假若是, 欲, 欲是, 甲若, 甲若是 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 若是, 若準, 若, 假使, 設使 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 若是, 若準 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 若是 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 若是, 若, 假使 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 若是 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 如果 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 若, 若是 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 若是 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 但見, 欲 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 麼是, 設如, 設使 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 要是, 如果, 假使, 倘然, 倘使, 是得 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 要, 如果 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 若是, 若 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 要是 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 要是, 要此 |

### References

* “誠”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 誠 |
| Kyūjitai | 誠󠄁 誠+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 誠󠄃 誠+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)
* sincerity

#### Readings

* Go-on: じょう (jō)
* Kan-on: せい (sei, Jōyō)
* Kun: まこと (makoto, 誠, Jōyō)、まことにする (makoto ni suru, 誠にする)、まことに (makotoni, 誠に)、もし (moshi, 誠し)
* Nanori: あき (aki)、あきら (akira)、かね (kane)、きよ (kiyo)、さと (sato)、さね (sane)、しげ (shige)、すみ (sumi)、たか (taka)、たかし (takashi)、たね (tane)、とも (tomo)、なが (naga)、なり (nari)、なる (naru)、のぶ (nobu)、のり (nori)、まこと (makoto)、まさ (masa)、み (mi)、もと (moto)、よし (yoshi)

#### Compounds

* 誠(せい)意(い) (seī)
* 誠(せい)実(じつ) (seijitsu)
* 誠(せい)心(しん) (seishin)
* 赤(せき)誠(せい) (sekisei): sincerity

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 誠
* まこと Grade: 6
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 誠 – see the following entry. :
| 【まこと】 | [noun] truth; reality; fact; genuineness [noun] sincerity; honesty; faithfulness [adverb] (dated) truly, really, absolutely, indeed [interjection] used for recalling information previously forgotten or sudden change of subjects: that's right [proper noun] 誠, 允, 周, 学, 展, 道: a male given name Alternative spellings 真, 眞, 実, 信, 允, 周, 学, 展, 道 |
(This term, 誠, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### References

* ↑ “誠”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

## Korean
### Hanja

誠 (eumhun 정성 성 (jeongseong seong))
* hanja form of 성 (“sincerity”)

#### Compounds

* 충성 (忠誠, chungseong, “loyalty”)
* 성의 (誠意, seong'ui, “sincerity”)
* 성실 (誠實, seongsil, “sincerity, honesty”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

誠: Hán Nôm readings: thành, thiêng
* chữ Hán form of thành (“sincere; honest”).