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震 (zhèn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 震

动 dòng verb

to shake

雷声震得窗户都在响。

léi shēng zhèn de chuāng hu dōu zài xiǎng

The thunder shook so much that even the windows were rattling.

Word breakdown

震 zhèn — to shake

1 地震 dì zhèn — earthquake HSK 5
- 地 earth, ground
- 震 shake, tremble
Example

昨天晚上发生了地震。

zuó tiān wǎn shang fā shēng le dì zhèn

An earthquake occurred last night.
2 震动 zhèn dòng — vibrate, shake, shock HSK 7
- 震 shake, quake (provides the core meaning of trembling)
- 动 move, motion (adds the sense of movement to the shaking)
Example

地震使整个城市都震动了。

dì zhèn shǐ zhěng gè chéng shì dōu zhèn dòng le

The earthquake shook the entire city.
3 震惊 zhèn jīng — shocked HSK 7
- 震 shake, tremor (physical impact)
- 惊 startled, alarmed (emotional reaction)
Example

这个消息让我们都感到震惊。

zhè ge xiāo xi ràng wǒ men dōu gǎn dào zhèn jīng

This news shocked us all.
4 震撼 zhèn hàn — to shock, to astound, to震ake deeply HSK 7
- 震 shake,震ibrate
- 撼震ove, 震hake
Example

他的演讲震撼了在场的每一个人。

tā de yǎn jiǎng zhèn hàn le zài chǎng de měi yí gè rén

His speech deeply shocked everyone present.
5 震荡 zhèn dàng — to shake; to vibrate; to fluctuate HSK 7
- 震 shake; quake (provides the fundamental meaning of vibration)
- 荡 swing; sway (adds the sense of oscillating, back-and-forth movement)
Example

股市最近震荡很大。

gǔ shì zuì jìn zhèn dàng hěn dà

The stock market has been fluctuating greatly recently.

Structure & writing

1 震 zhèn — to shake or vibrate violently

震 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 雨 yǔ — rain (water droplets falling from clouds)

雨 is a component in 14 characters

HSK 1

雪 xuě snow (white crystalline precipitation, typically hexagonal, formed when water vapor freezes below 0°C) 零 líng fragmentary; scattered; small in number (opposite of 整)

HSK 3

需 xū to need, to require

HSK 5

漏 lòu to drip, seep, or fall through a hole or crack 雾 wù fog; mist (tiny water droplets suspended near the ground when temperature drops) 震 zhèn to shake or vibrate violently

HSK 6

雷 léi thunder (the loud sound produced when two oppositely charged clouds discharge electricity) 露 lù dew; water droplets condensed on surfaces near the ground

HSK 7

雹 báo hail; balls or chunks of ice formed by condensation in the atmosphere, often falling with heavy rain, causing damage 霉 méi (of clothes, food, etc.) to become moldy from dampness and heat 霍 huò (lit.) suddenly; swiftly 霜 shuāng frost (white ice crystals formed on surfaces near the ground when temperature drops below 0°C) 霞 xiá rosy clouds; colorful glow in the sky at sunrise or sunset

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霸 bà leader of a feudal alliance in ancient China

1.2 辰 chén — the fifth of the twelve Earthly Branches; the sixty-cycle system combining the ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches, used to mark years, months, and days

辰 is a component in 5 characters

HSK 4

晨 chén early morning; dawn; sometimes broadly referring to the period from midnight to noon

HSK 5

震 zhèn to shake or vibrate violently

HSK 7

唇 chún lip; the muscular tissue around the mouth of humans or certain animals 振 zhèn to shake, to wave 辱 rǔ shame; disgrace (opposite of 荣)

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Meaning of 震

震 zhèn — to shake