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zan3
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[1] [v] shake; quake; tremor; tremble, as an earthquake [2] [v] excite; shock [3] scared; terrified [4] [n] thunder; thunderclap [5] the 4th of the Eight Diagrams Stroke count: 15
Level: 3
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 |
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地震
dei6 zan3 = earthquake
搞搞震
gaau2 gaau2 zan3 = to create a disturbance 粵
震驚
zan3 ging1 = to shock; to astonish
震蕩
zan3 dong6 = to vibrate
震動
zan3 dung6 = to shake; a shock
揗揗震
tan4 tan4/4*2 zan3 = to quake or tremble (from fear) 粵
大地震
daai6 dei6 zan3 = great earthquake
地震學家
dei6 zan3 hok6 gaa1 = seismologist; earthquake scientist
地震學
dei6 zan3 hok6 = seismology; science of earthquakes
打冷震
daa2 laang5 zan3 = to shiver 粵See all 28 compounds |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 震
Unicode code for this character: U+9707 (off-site link)
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HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/3598/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">震</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 震
Unicode code for this character: U+9707 (off-site link)
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