Pronunciation

Characters pronounced zhen.

13 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 13 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

振 zhèn raise, excite, arouse action 镇 zhèn town, market place; suppress 阵 zhèn column, row or file of troops 震 zhèn shake, quake, tremor; excite; trigram ☳; hexagram ䷲ 侦 zhēn spy, reconnoiter; detective 斟 zhēn to pour wine or tea into a cup; to gauge 珍 zhēn precious, valuable, rare 真 zhēn real, actual, true, genuine 贞 zhēn virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal 针 zhēn needle; pin; tack; acupuncture 枕 zhěn pillow 疹 zhěn measles; rash; fever 诊 zhěn examine patient, diagnose

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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