振振

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Chinese

		rouse	rouse
trad. (振振)		振	振
simp. ^#(振振)		振	振

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēnzhēn, zhènzhèn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄓㄣ, ㄓㄣˋ ㄓㄣˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnzhēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄓㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhenjhen
  - Wade–Giles: chên¹-chên¹
  - Yale: jēn-jēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenjen
  - Palladius: чжэньчжэнь (čžɛnʹčžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhènzhèn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣˋ ㄓㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhènjhèn
  - Wade–Giles: chên⁴-chên⁴
  - Yale: jèn-jèn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jennjenn
  - Palladius: чжэньчжэнь (čžɛnʹčžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/

Middle Chinese: tsyin tsyin

Rime
Character	振
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	側鄰切
Baxter	tsyin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕiɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕin/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕjen/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cin/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiĕn/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭĕn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhēn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zan¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*tər tər/

(Zhengzhang): /*tjɯn tjɯn/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	振
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zhēn
Middle Chinese	‹ tsyin ›
Old Chinese	/*tər/
English	numerous; majestic
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be -t or -p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	振
Reading #	1/2
No.	1358
Phonetic component	辰
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	眞
Old Chinese	/*tjɯn/
Notes	原誤側鄰切，依韻目注改

Adjective

振振

(literary, of birds) flying as a flock; flocking together
- 振振鷺、鷺于下。
  振振鹭、鹭于下。
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Zhēnzhēn lù, lù yú xià.
  a flock of egrets on the wing,
  Of egrets anon lighting on the ground.

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēnzhēn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄓㄣ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnzhēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄓㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhenjhen
  - Wade–Giles: chên¹-chên¹
  - Yale: jēn-jēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenjen
  - Palladius: чжэньчжэнь (čžɛnʹčžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: tsyin tsyin

Rime
Character	振
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	側鄰切
Baxter	tsyin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕiɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕin/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕjen/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cin/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiĕn/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭĕn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhēn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zan¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*tər tər/

(Zhengzhang): /*tjɯn tjɯn/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	振
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zhēn
Middle Chinese	‹ tsyin ›
Old Chinese	/*tər/
English	numerous; majestic
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be -t or -p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	振
Reading #	1/2
No.	1358
Phonetic component	辰
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	眞
Old Chinese	/*tjɯn/
Notes	原誤側鄰切，依韻目注改

Adjective

振振

(literary) numerous; prosperous
- 宜爾子孫、振振兮。
  宜尔子孙、振振兮。
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Yí ěr zǐsūn, zhēnzhēn xī.
  Right is it that your descendants
  Should be multitudinous!
(literary) honest and sincere; benevolent and generous
- 麟之趾、振振公子。于嗟麟兮。
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Lín zhī zhǐ, zhēnzhēn gōngzǐ. Xūjiē lín xī.
  The feet of the Lin:
  The noble sons of our prince,
  Ah! they are the Lin!
(literary) proud; haughty
(literary) trembling; shuddering

See also

振振有詞／振振有词 (zhènzhènyǒucí), 振振有辭／振振有辞

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