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震 zhèn

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震 zhèn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhèn | zhen4
English translation
to shake
to vibrate
to jolt
to quake
excited
shocked
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 bā guà [bā guà], symbolizing thunder
☳
shake, quake, tremor; to excite

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About 震 zhèn

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

震 zhèn

Contains the radical

雨 yǔ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

rain

Etymology of 震 zhèn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱雨辰

Semantic compound

雨 yǔ

Phonetic compound

辰 chén

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 雨 yǔ represents the meaning and 辰 chén represents the sound.

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最后 zuìhòu 一秒,震 zhèn 地 de 会 huì 开始 kāishǐ .

At the end of the second swing Epicenter will start.

音 yīn 锤 chuí 敲击 qiāo jī 钢琴 gāng qín 的 de 弦 xián 并 bìng 使 shǐ 之 zhī 震动 zhèn dòng .

The hammers strike the piano strings and vibrate them.

听 yǐn 到 dào 那个 nà ge 令人震惊的 de 消息 xiāoxi 时 shí ,我 wǒ 先 xiān 是 shì 一 yī 愣 lèng 后来 hòulái 才 cái 恍然大悟 huǎngrándàwù .

I did a double take when I heard the shocking news.

这 zhè 条 tiáo 蛇 shé 震慑 zhèn shè 住 zhù 了 le 它 tā 要 yāo 捕食 bǔ shí 的 de 动物 dòngwù .

The serpent fascinated its prey.

他 tā 的 de 话 huà 引起 yǐnqǐ 了 le 除 chú 埃莉诺以外 yǐ wài 所有 suǒyǒu 人的无可 kě 形容 xíngróng 的 de 震惊 zhènjīng 的 de 反响 fǎn xiǎng .

His words were echoed with unspeakable astonishment by all but Elinor.

Words with 震 zhèn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
震惊 zhènjīng to shock震驚
地震 dìzhèn earthquake地震 dìzhèn
震 zhèn to shake震 zhèn
震撼 zhènhàn to shake震撼 zhènhàn
震荡 zhèn dàng to shake up震盪
震动 zhèn dòng to shake震動
脑震荡 nǎo zhèn dàng (med.) cerebral concussion腦震盪
震慑 zhèn shè to awe震懾
震颤 zhèn chàn to tremble震顫
余震 yú zhèn earthquake aftershock餘震
震耳欲聋 zhèn ěr yù lóng ear-splitting (idiom); deafening震耳欲聾
震怒 zhèn nù to be furious震怒 zhèn nù
抗震 kàng zhèn seismic defenses抗震 kàng zhèn
防震 fáng zhèn shockproof防震 fáng zhèn
震中 zhèn zhōng earthquake epicenter震中 zhèn zhōng
张震 Zhāng Zhèn Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor張震
震源 zhèn yuán hypocenter震源 zhèn yuán
震级 zhèn jí degree of earthquake (on magnitude scale)震級
王震 Wáng Zhèn Wang Zhen (1908-1993), Chinese political figure王震 Wáng Zhèn
减震器 jiǎn zhèn qì shock-absorber減震器
震感 zhèn gǎn tremors (from an earthquake)震感 zhèn gǎn
减震 jiǎn zhèn damping減震

震 zhèn Decomposition & Compounds

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