Chinese

天真

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
naive; innocent; artless
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 6
  • 天眞

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  • characterChinese天 “sky; heavens; heavenly; celestial”
    • meaningChinese大 “of great size; big; large; huge”
    • soundChinese丁 “the fourth of the ten heavenly stems”
  • characterChinese真 “true; genuine; real; actual”
    • meaningChinese貝 “shellfish; cowrie”
    • soundChinese𠂈

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