实事求是 shíshìqiúshì Seek truth from facts

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Traditional: 實事求是

Stroke order

实事求是 is written in 32 strokes across 4 characters.

实事求是 — the Chinese character for Seek truth from facts (shíshìqiúshì), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 实事求是 — Seek truth from facts

实 — 8 strokes
事 — 8 strokes
求 — 7 strokes
是 — 9 strokes

Senses

lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)
fig. to be practical and realistic

Characters in 实事求是

实 shí — real; true; honest
事 shì — matter; thing; item
求 qiú — to seek; to look for; to request
是 shì — to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

实事求是 is pronounced shíshìqiúshì and means “Seek truth from facts”.

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