true; correct; accurate (符合事实的，真实); indeed; truly (的确); firm; fixed (坚固，固定)
确 is stone-solid truth: 正确 'correct', 确认 'confirm', 确保 'make sure'.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC: 形声，从石、角声. (Rendered check: the modern right side is 角, distinct from the traditional 確's 寉.)
WHOLE CHARACTER
true; correct; accurate (符合事实的，真实); indeed; truly (的确); firm; fixed (坚固，固定)
确 is stone-solid truth: 正确 'correct', 确认 'confirm', 确保 'make sure'.
ZDIC: 形声，从石、角声. (Rendered check: the modern right side is 角, distinct from the traditional 確's 寉.)
MEANING: THE STONE RADICAL — FIRM AND HARD
stone
Repeated in 磊.
In 确: meaning: the stone radical — firm and hard Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
OLD SOUND SIDE: 角 (JUÉ)
horn; corner (jiǎo); role, to contend (jué)
A standalone character (jiǎo, corner/horn; jué, role); when a character keeps it as a piece, the sound role is stated on that character's page.
In 确: old sound side: 角 (jué) què shares the final -üe and tone 4 with jué; the initial differs (q vs j).
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