CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- zhen4
- English meanings
- to shake, to vibrate, to jolt, to quake, excited, shocked, one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder, ☳
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 雨; bottom 辰.
Meaning & sound clues
雨 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “rain”.
辰 is identified as the sound component (chén). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 震.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
detect; investigate
shake; rouse
pour; consider
pillow; to pillow
precious; cherish
examine; select
truly
reach; attain
diagnose; consultation
loyal; chaste
pin
town
measure word (events)
array; spell
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 地震
- 震动
- 震惊
- 震撼