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地震 dìzhèn

地震 dìzhèn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 地震 dìzhèn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dìzhèn | di4 zhen4
English translation
earthquake

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Traditional form

地震 dìzhèn

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 地震 dìzhèn

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de

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

土也

Number of Strokes

6
zhèn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and chén represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

chén

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

雨辰

Number of Strokes

15

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地震 dìzhèn Decomposition

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地震 dìzhèn Compounds

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