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zhèn = zh + (e)n4
(dialect) drainage ditch between fields (Taiwan pr. [zun4]) / used in place names, notably 深圳[Shen1 zhen4]
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How to pronounce 圳

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

圳 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
= tu + Ø3
Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu
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= tu + Ø3
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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chuān = chu + an1
abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川[Si4 chuan1] in southwest China
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chuān = chu + an1
(bound form) river / creek / plain / an area of level country
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Characters with 圳 as component

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

Shenzhen or Shamchun river Guangdong, the border between Hong Kong new territories and PRC
Shenzhen Stock Exchange, abbr. to 深交所[Shen1 Jiao1 suo3]

Sentences with 圳

圳 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhèn

(dialect) drainage ditch between fields (Taiwan pr. [zun4]) / used in place names, notably 深圳[Shen1 zhen4]

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