諶

Information about character(s)

Radical: 言
Radical Strokes: 7
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 16
Simplified Form: 谌
Variants: 訦

Pronunciation

Pinyin: chén
Cantonese: sam4
JapaneseKun: MAKOTO
JapaneseOn: SHIN JIN
Korean: SIM
Vietnamese: thầm

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: sincere, faithful; surname

CE-Dict: faithful/sincere

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.sincere; honest; candid
2.a Chinese family name

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《言部》諶誠諦也。从言甚聲。《詩》曰：“天難諶斯。”

康熙字典文字版 【酉集上】【言字部】諶
【唐韻】【韻會】是吟切【正韻】時任切，𠀤甚平聲。【說文】誠諦也。【爾雅·釋詁】信也，誠也。【書·咸有一德】天難諶，命靡常。【傳】諶，信也。【楚辭·九章】諶荏弱而難持。【註】諶，誠也。　又國名。【前漢·地理志】有諶離國。　又人名。【左傳·襄二十九年】裨諶，鄭大夫。【註】諶本亦作湛。　又姓。【萬姓統譜】漢荆州刺史諶仲，南昌人。　又與忱同。【書·大誥】天棐忱辭。【傳】忱，信也。【說文】引作諶。　又通作訦。【爾雅·釋詁註】燕代東齊謂信曰諶。【疏】按方言作訦。訦、諶音義同。　又叶市隆切，音戎。【詩·大雅】天生烝民，其命匪諶。靡不有初，鮮克有終。　【集韻】一作愖。

CF-Dict: certes/effectivement/croire (littéraire)