Chinese symbol for “uplift”
振作
zhèn zuò
to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up; to uplift
The closest CC-CEDICT match for uplift is 振作 (zhèn zuò), defined as: to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up; to uplift; to stimulate.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “uplift”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 振作.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 振兴 (振興) | zhèn xīng | to revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energize |
| 振动 (振動) | zhèn dòng | to vibrate; to shake |
| 振奋 (振奮) | zhèn fèn | to stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits |
| 重振 | chóng zhèn | to revitalize; to restore (prestige, prosperity etc); revival; recovery |
| 共振 | gòng zhèn | resonance (physics) |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 作为 (作為) | zuò wéi | one's conduct; deed |
| 合作 | hé zuò | to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together |
See also: Japanese symbol for “uplift”.
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.