zhèn

shake, quake, tremor; excite

HSK 5 #1104

DEFINITIONS

震 zhèn
  • to shake
  • to vibrate
  • to jolt
  • to quake
  • excited
  • shocked
  • one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder

STROKES

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天下 wēi zhèn tiān xià to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)
chuān zhèn Sichuan great earthquake, the magnitude 8 earthquake of May 2008 at Wenchuan 汶川, Sichuan, that killed more than 80,000 people; same as 四川大地震[Si4 chuan1 Da4 di4 zhen4]
zhāng zhèn Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor
zhāng zhèn Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor
qiáng zhèn powerful earthquake; abbr. for 強烈地震|强烈地震
救灾指挥部 kàng zhèn jiù zāi zhǐ huī bù earthquake relief headquarter
救災指揮部 kàng zhèn jiù zāi zhǐ huī bù earthquake relief headquarter
结构 kàng zhèn jié gòu earthquake-resistant construction
結構 kàng zhèn jié gòu earthquake-resistant construction
敲山虎 qiāo shān zhèn hǔ a deliberate show of strength as a warning
毒剂检 dú jì zhèn jiǎn gas detection
毒劑檢 dú jì zhèn jiǎn gas detection
汶川地 wèn chuān dì zhèn Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)
汶川大地 wèn chuān dà dì zhèn Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)
深源地 shēn yuán dì zhèn deep earthquake (with epicenter more than 300 km deep)
浅源地 qiǎn yuán dì zhèn shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)
淺源地 qiǎn yuán dì zhèn shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)
jiǎn zhèn shock absorption; damping
器 jiǎn zhèn qì shock-absorber
鞋 jiǎn zhèn xié cushioning shoe
鞋 jiǎn zhèn xié cushioning shoe
bào zhèn knocking (fault in internal combustion engine)
wáng zhèn Wang Zhen (1908-1993), Chinese political figure
环太平洋地带 huán tài píng yáng dì zhèn dài Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)
環太平洋地帶 huán tài píng yáng dì zhèn dài Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)