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zhēn

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zhēn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhēn | zhen1
English translation
to grade, to examine, to discern; surname

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About zhēn

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

zhēn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

pottery

Etymology of zhēn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

垔瓦

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

yīn

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using zhēn

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chú 甄选 zhēn xuǎn 适宜 shìyí 投资 tóuzī de 科技 kē jì 开发 kāifā 项目 xiàngmù wài ,创业资金公司 gōngsī bìng wéi 获得 huòdé 投资的公司提供 tígōng 管理 guǎnlǐ 市场 shìchǎng 推广 tuīguǎng 建立 jiànlì 网络 Wǎngluò děng 方面 fāngmiàn de 意见 yìjiàn .

Besides selecting technological ventures for investment, the firms provide management, marketing and networking advice to the investee companies.

Words with zhēn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
甄选 zhēn xuǎn to select甄選
zhēn to evaluate zhēn
甄别 zhēn bié to screen甄別
甄审 zhēn shěn to screen and select (candidates etc)甄審
甄陶 zhēn táo to make sth of clay甄陶 zhēn táo
甄录 zhēn lù to employ by an examination甄錄

zhēn Decomposition & Compounds

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