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Translingual
Han character
振 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 手一一女 (QMMV), four-corner 51032, composition ⿰扌辰)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 431, character 28
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12093
- Dae Jaweon: page 780, character 34
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1879, character 1
- Unihan data for U+632F
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 辴
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*tʰɯl, *tʰɯnʔ, *tʰɯn
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| 屒
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*tɯnʔ, *djɯn
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| 振
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*tjɯn, *tjɯns
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| 侲
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*tjɯn, *tjɯn
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| 桭
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*tjɯn, *djɯn
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| 唇
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*tjɯn, *ɦljun
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| 帪
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*tjɯn
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| 賑
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*tjɯnʔ, *tjɯns
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| 裖
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*tjɯnʔ
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| 敐
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*tjɯnʔ, *djɯn
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| 震
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*tjɯn
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| 娠
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*tjɯns, *hljɯn
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| 蜃
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*djɯns, *djɯnʔ, *djins
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| 辰
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*djɯn
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| 晨
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*djɯn, *ɦljɯn
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| 宸
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*djɯn
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| 鷐
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*djɯn
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| 麎
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*djɯn
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| 祳
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*djɯnʔ
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| 脤
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*djɯnʔ
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| 鋠
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*djɯnʔ
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| 磭
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*ŋrɯnʔ, *ŋ̊ʰjaɡ, *ŋaɡ
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| 陙
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*djun
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| 脣
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*ɦljun
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| 漘
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*ɦljun
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjɯn, *tjɯns) : semantic 手 + phonetic 辰 (OC *djɯn).
Pronunciation 1
Note:
- tín - vernacular;
- chín - literary.
Note:
- zing2 - literary;
- ding2 - vernacular (in 振動).
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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振
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| Reading #
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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zhèn
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ tsyinH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*tər-s/
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| English
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shake
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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.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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振
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| Reading #
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2/2
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| No.
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1366
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Phonetic
component
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辰
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Rime
group
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文
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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震
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Old
Chinese
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/*tjɯns/
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Definitions
振
- to wave; to shake
- to sway; to rock
- to wield; to brandish; to shake
- to brace oneself; to rise vigorously; to rise up
- to vibrate; to tremble
Synonyms
- (to wave): 動搖／动摇 (dòngyáo), 搖動／摇动 (yáodòng)
- (to sway):
- 揮動／挥动 (huīdòng)
- 揮舞／挥舞 (huīwǔ)
- 耍 (shuǎ)
- 舞 (wǔ) (literary, or in compounds)
- 舞動／舞动 (wǔdòng) (formal)
- (to vibrate): 抖動／抖动 (dǒudòng), 振動／振动 (zhèndòng)
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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振
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| Reading #
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1/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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zhēn
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ tsyin ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*tər/
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| English
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numerous; majestic
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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.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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振
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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1358
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Phonetic
component
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辰
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Rime
group
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文
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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眞
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Old
Chinese
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/*tjɯn/
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| Notes
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原誤側鄰切，依韻目注改
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Definitions
振
- † Only used in 振振 (zhēnzhēn).
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
振
- † Alternative form of 袗 (zhěn, “unlined garment”)
Japanese
Kanji
振
(Jōyō kanji)
- swing, wield, flourish, wave, shake
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
振 • (jin) (hangeul 진, McCune–Reischauer chin, Yale cin)
- Raise, excite
Vietnamese
Han character
振: Hán Nôm readings: chấn
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