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zhèn

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zhèn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhèn | zhen4
English translation
to shake
to flap
to vibrate
to resonate
to rise up with spirit
to rouse oneself
to arouse, to excite; to rouse, to shake

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About zhèn

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

zhèn

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of zhèn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌辰

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

chén

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using zhèn

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公鸡 gōng jī zhèn chì 啼叫.

The cock clapped his wings and crowed.

zài 波峰 bō fēng 波谷 bō gǔ 重合 chóng hé 之处, zǒng 振幅 zhèn fú 实际上 shí jì shàng wéi líng .

Where a trough and crest coincide we get the total amplitude zero.

因此 yīncǐ ,这种 zhè zhǒng 现象 xiànxiàng 称为 chēng wéi yóu 振荡 zhèn dàng huò 共振 gòng zhèn dòng . ”

This phenomenon is therefore known as'oil whip'or'resonant whirl '.

海燕 Cóng 遥远 yáoyuǎn de 地方 dìfāng 振翼飞来.

The petrel came winnowing in from afar on the sea.

我们 wǒmen yíng le 比赛 bǐsài ,心情 xīnqíng hěn 振奋 zhènfèn .

We were in a buoyant mood after winning our match.

Words with zhèn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
振作 zhèn zuò to bestir oneself振作 zhèn zuò
zhèn to shake zhèn
振奋 zhènfèn to stir oneself up振奮
振动 zhèndòng to vibrate振動
振兴 Zhènxīng to revive振興
核磁共振 hé cí gòng zhèn nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)核磁共振 hé cí gòng zhèn
振荡 zhèn dàng vibration振蕩
一蹶不振 yī jué bù zhèn ruined at a stroke一蹶不振 yī jué bù zhèn
共振 gòng zhèn resonance (physics)共振 gòng zhèn
振幅 zhèn fú amplitude振幅 zhèn fú
不振 bù zhèn lacking in vitality不振 bù zhèn
磁共振 cí gòng zhèn magnetic resonance磁共振 cí gòng zhèn
杨振宁 Yáng Zhèn nìng Chen-Ning Franklin Yang (1922-), theoretical physicist, co-developer of Yang-Mills gauge theory, 1957 Nobel laureate楊振寧
令人振奋 lìng rén zhèn fèn inspiring令人振奮
萎靡不振 wěi mǐ bù zhèn dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast萎靡不振 wěi mǐ bù zhèn
振荡器 zhèn dàng qì oscillator振蕩器
振振有词 zhèn zhèn yǒu cí to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions振振有詞
辜振甫 Gū Zhèn fǔ Koo Chen-fu (1917-2005), Taiwanese businessman and diplomat辜振甫 Gū Zhèn fǔ
谐振 xié zhèn resonance諧振
振聋发聩 zhèn lóng fā kuì lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic振聾發聵

zhèn Decomposition & Compounds

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zhèn Decomposition

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