• 786th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 53 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhèn (zhen4)disposition of troops • wave • spate • burst • spell • short period of time • classifier for events or states of short duration

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

一阵子 (一陣子)
上阵 (上陣)
对阵 (對陣)
冲锋陷阵 (衝鋒陷陣)
阵亡 (陣亡)
阵地 (陣地)
阵子 (陣子)
阵容 (陣容)
阵雨 (陣雨)

Uncommon

一阵 (一陣)
助阵 (助陣)
巨石阵 (巨石陣)
临阵 (臨陣)
阵势 (陣勢)
阵营 (陣營)
阵痛 (陣痛)
阵风 (陣風)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.