震

zhèn

“To shake” in Chinese is 震 (zhèn).

Other characters with the syllable zhen: see all 11 →

Meaning

to shake
to vibrate
to jolt

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to quake
excited
shocked
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder
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Example

我怕地震。

I'm afraid of earthquakes.

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Stroke Order

15 strokes

Words containing 震

地震dìzhènearthquakeHSK 5 震惊zhènjīngto shockHSK 5 震动zhèndòngto shakeHSK 7-9 震撼zhènhànto shakeHSK 7-9

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