真 zhēn really; truly; indeed

Made up of [直 zhí straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable , 儿 ér legs radical 10]
Made with 10 strokes.
Can be thought of judging if an object on a pedestal is straight in the sense of 'true', but this is not its origin

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Also uses 直 zhí component: 置 zhì (to install) 值 zhí (value) ; 植 zhí (to plant)
Also uses 儿 ér component: 儿 ér (child) 光 guāng (light) ; 见 jiàn (see) ; 克 kè (to be able to) ; 免 miǎn (to escape) ; 兔 tù (rabbit) ; 先 xiān (first) ; 兄 xiōng (elder brother) ; 元 yuán (primary)

Sounds same

贞 zhēn (chaste)

Different tone

震 zhèn (Thunder) ; 震 zhèn

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

患难见真情 huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng Only in a crisis do you know who your friends really are