Meaning
shake; shock; sign in trigram
Chinese: 震动、震惊、冲击。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhen” becomes a different word in each tone. 震 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 地震dì zhènearthquake
- 震惊zhèn jīngto shock; to astonish
- 震撼zhèn hànto shake; to shock; to stun; shocking
- 震动zhèn dòngto shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock
- 震中zhèn zhōngearthquake epicenter
Example Sentence
一声巨响震得窗户都在抖。Yì shēng jù xiǎng zhèn de chuāng hu dōu zài dǒu.A loud noise shook the windows.
一Yìone声shēngsound巨响jù xiǎngloud sound震zhènto shake得de(verb complement)窗户chuāng huwindow都dōuall在zàiat抖dǒuto tremble。