诚chéng
honest, sincere, true; actually, really. 8 strokes, radical 讠, first met in HSK 4.
What 诚 is made of
讠 (yán, words) and 成 (chéng, to accomplish).
讠 carries the meaning — speech — and 成 carries the sound.
How to write 诚
Strokes 1–2 write 讠, then strokes 3–8 write 成.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 诚
Words that use 诚
| 诚信 | honesty and trustworthiness 说话算数，让人信得过 传统手艺人始终恪守诚信。The traditional craftsman always held firm to honesty. Lesson 256, 诚信经营与时代浪潮 · 经世致用与格物致知 · Practical Wisdom & Scientific Inquiry |
| 诚实 | honest, truthful 说的都是真话，不欺骗人 大家以诚实的态度求证数据。Everyone approached the data with an honest attitude. Lesson 257, 临难不屈与精诚格致 · 经世致用与格物致知 · Practical Wisdom & Scientific Inquiry |
| 真诚 | sincere 形容态度真实、毫无虚假 教授以真诚言语勉励大家：探索科学真理是人类最珍贵的追求。The professor encouraged everyone with sincere words. Lesson 524, 求真笃实 · 知行合一与笃学求真 · Unity of Knowledge and Action & The Pursuit of Truth |
Characters that share the sound part 成
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 讠
All 49 of them, and what the radical means, on the 言 radical page.