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zhèn = zh + (e)n4
to shake / to vibrate / to jolt / to quake / excited / shocked / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder / ☳
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How to pronounce 震

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n4 final

In the encampment’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

震 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
chén = ch + (e)n2
5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon / ancient Chinese compass point: 120°
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= yu + Ø3
rain / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]
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= yu + Ø4
(literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet
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Characters with 震 as component

震 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 震

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to be furious
to tremble / to quiver
ear-splitting (idiom); deafening

Sentences with 震

震 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhèn

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

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