05073 Chinese character of 箴 and pronounce zam1

The Chinese character【箴】is a word that describes actions or attitudes, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

To advise or warn.

Here is the phonetic guide for pronouncing this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【箴】:zhēn

Cantonese Jyutping of 【箴】:zam1

Below, I will share fundamental aspects of the meaning and usage of the character 【箴】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【箴】, for example:Describing an action or attitude , It means mainly to advise or warn .The richness of Chinese characters allows for a wide range of meanings, some of which may be too complex to be fully explained here.

【箴】is a simple word when used alone, but its meaning broadens when combined with others to form intricate phrases, like【箴言、勸箴】(Mandarin Pinyin:zhēn yán 、quàn zhēn/ Cantonese Jyutping:zam1 jin4 、hyun3 zam1)

To complete this character, you need 15 strokes,It is a highly difficult Chinese character that is rarely used in daily life and has a lower frequency of usage,Listed below is a sentence demonstrating the application of this character.:


他聽從了長者的箴言,改過自新。

He listened to the advice of his elders and turned over a new leaf.


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