| 忠 | 373B20 22.72 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄓㄨㄥ [zhong1] | ||
| N. | Loyalty (to king, cause, country, friend). | |||||
| Adj. & adv. | Loyal, faithful, steadfast: 盡忠 be faithful to master, ruler or country; 不忠 unfaithful to ruler; 忠於職守 faithful to one's duties; 忠言逆耳 honest advice is hard to take; 忠告 speak from honest motives; 忠款 loyal heart, see 忠誠 [zhong1cheng2]↓; see compp.↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 忠臣 [zhong1chen2], n., honest and loyal minister. 2. 忠誠 [zhong1cheng2], (1) n., honest heart; (2) adj., honest, reliable. 3. 忠鯁 [zhong1geng3], adj., see [zhong1zhi2]↓. 4. 忠厚 [zhong1hou4], adj., (person) honest and simple. 5. 忠直 [zhong1zhi2], adj., honest and straightforward. 6. 忠良 [zhong1liang2], adj., good and faithful (servant, official). 7. 忠孝 [zhong1xiao4], adj. & n., loyal to country and filial to parents, loyalty and filial piety: 忠孝之道 the teachings of loyalty and filial piety. 8. 忠信 [zhong1xin4], adj., & n., loyal, -ty, and honest, -y. 9. 忠心 [zhong1xin1], adj., & n., loyal, -ty (to duty, master). 10. 忠恕 [zhong1shu4], adj. & n., honest (-y) and considerate (-tion) of others: 忠恕之道 the Golden Mean, do unto others as you would have others do unto you. 11. 忠實 [zhong1shi2], adj., loyal (disciples, employees). 12. 忠義 [zhong1yi4], n. & adj., standing for faith and right－oft. associated with chivalrous, independent warriors as in 水滸傳, The Water Margin, a picaresque novel. 13. 忠勇 [zhong1yong3], adj., honest and brave. | |||||