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Meaning: sincere
💡 Think 'zào' as 'zero act' — only pure sincerity remains.
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Character Story & Explanation
Imagine an elderly man in a Beijing hutong, earnestly advising his grandson: '做人要慥 (zào) — be sincere in heart.' This rare character, pronounced zào, means 'sincere' or 'honest.' It appears in classical texts like the I Ching and is used in the compound '慥慥' (zàozào) to describe unwavering sincerity. Though uncommon in daily speech, it carries profound cultural weight, representing the Confucian ideal of inner integrity.
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