01373 Chinese character of 震 and pronounce zan3

The Chinese character【震】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes nature or emotion. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Shock or surprise. Definition: (1) A frightening shock. Such as: “earthquake”, “shock”, “concussion”. (2) The mood is greatly affected and very excited. Such as: “shocked”, “outraged”. (3) A sudden thunderclap. (4) Names of the hexagrams in the Book of Changes. One of the gossips. Represents thunder and lightning.

Here’s the way to say this Chinese character aloud.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【震】:zhèn

Cantonese Jyutping of 【震】:zan3

This provides fundamental insights into the meaning of the character 【震】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【震】, for example:Describing nature or emotions , It means mainly shock or surprise.Due to the depth of Chinese characters, certain intricate meanings and specialized applications might not be entirely expressed in this context.

【震】appears simple on its own, but when linked to other words, it creates nuanced phrases, like【地震、震驚】(Mandarin Pinyin:dì zhèn 、zhèn jīng/ Cantonese Jyutping:dei6 zan3 、zan3 ging1)

This character consists of 15 individual strokes,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,This sentence serves as an example of how to use this character.:


地震造成了嚴重的損失。

The earthquake caused serious damage.


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