Chinese symbol for “spate”
阵
zhèn
Traditional: 陣
disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst
The closest CC-CEDICT match for spate is 阵 (zhèn), defined as: disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 阵.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一阵 (一陣) | yī zhèn | a burst; a fit |
| 阵营 (陣營) | zhèn yíng | group of people; camp |
| 阵地 (陣地) | zhèn dì | (military) position; front |
| 阵容 (陣容) | zhèn róng | troop arrangement; battle formation |
| 一阵子 (一陣子) | yī zhèn zi | a while; a spell |
| 阵线 (陣線) | zhèn xiàn | a front (militant group); line of battle |
See also: Japanese symbol for “spate”.
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.