震 — Chinese character
震
zhèn
shake, quake, tremor; to excite
- Pinyin
- zhèn
- Radical
- 173 ⾬ (Rain)
- Strokes
- 15
- Components
- 雨 辰
- Formation
- pictophonetic — rain; meaning component 雨; sound component 辰
- Japanese
- 震 as a kanji
Common words with 震
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地震 | dì zhèn | earthquake |
| 震惊 (震驚) | zhèn jīng | to shock; to astonish |
| 震撼 | zhèn hàn | to shake; to shock |
| 震动 (震動) | zhèn dòng | to shake; to vibrate |
| 震荡 (震盪) | zhèn dàng | to shake up; to jolt |
| 震荡 (震蕩) | zhèn dàng | to vibrate; to shake |
| 震慑 (震懾) | zhèn shè | to awe; to intimidate |
| 余震 (餘震) | yú zhèn | earthquake aftershock |
| 震怒 | zhèn nù | to be furious |
| 抗震 | kàng zhèn | anti-seismic measures; seismic defenses |
| 防震 | fáng zhèn | shockproof; to guard against earthquakes |
| 震源 | zhèn yuán | epicenter (of earthquake); hypocenter |
English words written with 震
震 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: I Ching 12 · Zhuangzi 3
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