Chinese symbol for “vibration”
振荡
zhèn dàng
Traditional: 振蕩
vibration; oscillation
The closest CC-CEDICT match for vibration is 振荡 (zhèn dàng), defined as: vibration; oscillation.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “vibration”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 震动 (震動) | zhèn dòng | to shake; to vibrate |
| 振动 (振動) | zhèn dòng | to vibrate; to shake |
| 震响 (震響) | zhèn xiǎng | trembling sound; vibration |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 振荡.
| 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) |
| 振作 | zhèn zuò | to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together |
| 动荡 (動盪) | dòng dàng | variant of 动荡 (dòng dàng) |
| 震荡 (震盪) | zhèn dàng | to shake up; to jolt |
See also: Japanese symbol for “vibration”.
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