Chinese symbol for “awe”
震慑
zhèn shè
Traditional: 震懾
to awe; to intimidate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for awe is 震慑 (zhèn shè), defined as: to awe; to intimidate.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “awe”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 震慑.
| 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 |
| 威慑 (威懾) | wēi shè | to deter |
| 核威慑 (核威懾) | hé wēi shè | nuclear deterrence |
| 慑服 (懾服) | shè fú | to overawe; to be scared into submission |
See also: Japanese symbol for “awe”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.