郭梦凡
印度汉语学习者
我喜欢的汉字是“一”。没什么特别的原因。这个汉字很简单，所以喜欢。
我的中文名字是“郭梦凡”，意思是我的梦想很平凡，一个中国姐姐帮我取的名字。
我喜欢学习中文，因为想在中国生活。如果不定期练习写汉字，就会忘记的。
第一讲
诚丨信
诚信 [chéng xìn]
n. integrity/ trustworthiness/ honesty/ sincerity
misc. in good faith
使用示例：
1.做人要讲诚信。
A man should be honest.
2.诚信是一种美德，我们要做一个诚实可信的人。
Honesty is a virtue,thus we should be an honest and trustworthy person.
“诚”的字形
小篆
秦简
楷书
楷书简体
诚[chéng]字由“讠”[ yán ]和“成”[chéng]组成。
The character Cheng is made up of “Yan” and “Cheng”.
“讠”代表“言”[ yán ]，与说话有关。“成”代表成就、完成。同时，“成”赋予了“诚”的读音[chéng]。
“讠”stands for “speak”. “成” means “perfect”，“success”.At the same time,“成” gave the character its pronunciation.
so，诚= 讠+成 = word+perfect=？？？
“诚”的本义是言语（“言”）真实，言语真实的东西是完好的（“成”），不是虚假的。
The original meaning of “诚” is “telling the truth”.”Call a spade a spade” is just integrity.
相关词组：
诚恳；诚朴；诚实；诚挚；忠诚；心悦诚服；
诚然；诚有此事。
“信”的字形
小篆
小篆
小篆
楷书
信字由“亻”（单人旁）和“言”组成。
“亻”代表人，“言”即言论。
信的本义就是人的言论应该是诚实的。
The left side of the character means “person”, and the right one means “What he said”. As can be seen from the character, it means “One should be honest to what he said.”
人因为说的话（“言”）是真实的而站立在地上（“亻”）。后来这个字有了相信、信任的意思。
A man can only stand on the ground（亻） frankly by telling the truth(言）.
Later,the meaning of this character was extended.It also stands for “believe” and “trust”.
相关词组：信用；信任；信心；信念。
如何正确理解中国文化中的“诚信”？
在中国，很多人的名字里都会有“诚”或“信”，寄寓了中国人对孩子人格道德的美好期许。“诚信”到底是什么时候被人们取用为名字的呢？
In China, Many people name their Children by”信”.It stands for Chinese people’s good expectations for children’s personality and morality. And when was “诚信” used as a name?
During the Zhou Dynasty, Chinese society was transitioning from a primitive tribal stage to a feudal one, with the king of Zhou acting as an elected leader of tribes large and small, giving orders, making rules, and everyone following them. But later, some tribes prospered ,and the war broke out among them. Some tribal leaders even challenged the authority of King of Zhou.
在周朝时，周王像是大大小小的部落推选出来的首领，发号施令，制定规则，人人遵守。但是后来，一些部落发展起来，部落与部落之间发生战争、吞并的现象，一些部落首领对周王的权威进行挑战。
这个时候，“诚信”这个概念就被不断的强调，在社会生活中起到约束人们生产生活的作用，人们应该要有诚信成为人们的共识。因此，在出土的文献资料中，“信”字在战国时代大量用于人名、封君名，还作为吉语铭刻在印章中。
直到今天，诚信也是中国人评价他人的重要标准。在社会主义核心价值观中，诚信与爱国、敬业、友善并列成为评价公民道德行为选择的基本价值标准。
At this time,people need another stronger binding force. So, the concept of “Integrity” was constantly stressed, playing the role of restricting people’s production and life.Keeping good faith became a common understanding among people.In the ancient documents,”信” was widely used as name of ordinary people and the king.It was also engraved on the seal as blessing.
Until now,honesty is also an important standard for Chinese people to appraise others. In the socialist core values, honesty, patriotism, dedication and friendliness have become the basic value standards for evaluating citizens’ moral behavior.
思考与练习
“诚”与“信”的意义都与“言”有关系，这体现了中国古代先民造字、构字的智慧。你能根据汉字所记录的词义及其形旁“讠”，分析出中国古代人的造字意图吗？
The meaning of “诚” and “信”are both related to “言”, which shows the wisdom of ancient Chinese people in making words. Can you analyze the intention of ancient Chinese people in making words according to the recorded meanings of Chinese characters？
