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真 would appear to derive from 直 (zhí) ‘straight’ over 兀 a table. But earlier forms (like 眞) have 匕 at the top, rather than 十. It isn’t clear whether there was any relation to 貞(贞) zhēn ‘divination; faithful’, whose Mandarin pronunciation is the same, and whose meaning is similar.
 
真 would appear to derive from 直 (zhí) ‘straight’ over 兀 a table. But earlier forms (like 眞) have 匕 at the top, rather than 十. It isn’t clear whether there was any relation to 貞(贞) zhēn ‘divination; faithful’, whose Mandarin pronunciation is the same, and whose meaning is similar.
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