忠 — chung

Parts that make up 忠

How 忠 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 忠 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 中, 心.

Korean example words with 忠

• 위충危忠 Korean gloss: 깨끗한 충신
• 충지忠志 Korean gloss: 충성스러운 뜻
• 충사忠邪 Korean gloss: 충직함과 간사함
• 충심忠心 Korean gloss: 충성스러운 마음
• 충절忠節 Korean gloss: 충성스러운 절개
• 불충不忠 Korean gloss: 충성스럽지 아니함
• 충근忠勤 Korean gloss: 충성스럽고 부지런함
• 충정忠情 Korean gloss: 충성스럽고 참된 정
• 충노忠奴 Korean gloss: 주인을 충심으로 섬기는 사내종
• 충용忠勇 Korean gloss: 충성과 용맹을 아울러 이르는 말
• 충의忠義 Korean gloss: 충성과 절의를 아울러 이르는 말
• 충효忠孝 Korean gloss: 충성과 효도를 아울러 이르는 말

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 忠

• 忠実ちゅうじつ faithful; devoted; loyal
• 忠臣ちゅうしん loyal retainer; loyal subject
• 忠誠ちゅうせい loyalty; sincerity; allegiance
• 忠告ちゅうこく advice; warning
• 忠義ちゅうぎ loyalty; devotion
• 忠魂ちゅうこん loyalty; the loyal dead
• 忠孝ちゅうこう loyalty and filial piety
• 忠犬ちゅうけん faithful dog
• 忠ちゅう loyalty; devotion; fidelity
• 不忠ふちゅう disloyalty; infidelity
• 忠僕ちゅうぼく faithful servant
• 忠勤ちゅうきん loyalty; loyal (faithful) service

Characters sharing the phonetic 中

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “충” in Korean.

Other hanja read “충”

Other hanja with radical 心