• 1102nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 87 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhèn (zhen4)to shake • to vibrate • to jolt • to quake • excited • shocked • one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder • ☳

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhèn (zhen4)The component is pronounced as 'chén' (chen2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

地震 
震撼 
震惊 (震驚)

Uncommon

车震 (車震)
震动 (震動)
震荡 (震盪)
震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾)

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  • 1422nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dàng (dang4)variant of 蕩|荡[dang4]
2. tàng (tang4)variant of 燙|烫[tang4] • variant of 趟[tang4]
3. dàng (dang4)to wash • to squander • to sweep away • to move • to shake • dissolute • pond

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dàng (dang4)The component is pronounced as 'tāng' (tang1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for dàng (dang4)The component is pronounced as 'shāng' (shang1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for tàng (tang4)The component is pronounced as 'shāng' (shang1). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for tàng (tang4)The component is pronounced as 'tāng' (tang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

荡漾 (盪漾)
震荡 (震盪)

Uncommon

动荡 (動盪)
激荡 (激盪)
空空荡荡 (空空盪盪)
闯荡 (闖盪)
飘荡 (飄盪)

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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.
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