How to Write 禛 (zhēn) — Meaning “Auspicious; blessed (often used in names)”

Think of 'True (真) spirit (礻) brings blessings'. Imagine a true spirit from heaven granting good fortune, and the character 禛 captures that idea of being genuinely blessed. This connects the visual parts to the meaning of auspiciousness.

Pay attention to the left radical 礻: it has three strokes (dot, horizontal stroke with a left tick, and a vertical stroke with a dot on the right). The right part 真 is written with a horizontal stroke first, then vertical, and the bottom is 八 (eight) over 疋 (a variant of 足). Common mistakes include making the radical too wide or confusing the bottom of 真 with 直.

All three have the radical 礻, but their right sides differ: 禛 has 真, 祺 has 其 (qí), and 禄 has 录 (lù). In meaning, 禛 emphasizes divine truth and blessing, 祺 means 'auspicious' more broadly (common in well-wishes like 祺祥), and 禄 specifically refers to 'official salary' or 'blessing of wealth'. Visually, 禛 is the most complex due to the 真 component.

禛 is extremely rare in modern daily use and appears mainly in historical names, most famously in the personal name of the Yongzheng Emperor (胤禛, Yìn Zhēn). It can also be found in classical literature or ceremonial texts, where it conveys a sense of divine blessing and good fortune. Today, it is occasionally chosen for given names to express a wish for heavenly favor.

Common words containing 禛 include: 胤禛 (yìn zhēn) — Yinzhen (personal name of the Yongzheng Emperor); 禛祥 (zhēn xiáng) — Auspicious and lucky; 禛祐 (zhēn yòu) — Divine protection and blessing.