甄 (jan1 | zhen1) : examine; discern; screen; surname

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甄

jan1

zhen1

[1] [v] examine; discern; screen
[2] [n] a Chinese family name

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 瓦 (#98)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

甄

This word has been viewed 4363 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on and last edited on 23rd Aug 2013 23:18

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甄選 jan1 syun2 zhen1 xuan3 = carefully select

甄拔 jan1 bat6 zhen1 ba2 = select

甄用 jan1 jung6 zhen1 yong4 = select and employ

甄試 jan1 si3 zhen1 shi4 = entrance exam (for university in Taiwan)

甄子丹 jan1 zi2 daan1 zhen1 zi3 dan1 = Donnie Yen

甄子菁 jan1 zi2 zing1 zhen1 zi3 jing1 = Chris Yen

田馥甄 tin4 fuk1 jan1 tian2 fu4 zhen1 = Hebe Tien

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Decimal representation of this word: 甄
Unicode code for this character: U+7504 (off-site link)

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