貞 (zing1 | zhen1) : loyal; chaste

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貞

zing1

zhen1

[1] loyal; faithful; incorruptable
[2] chaste; pure; virgin; virtuous

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: (#154)

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

貞 / 贞

This word has been viewed 4465 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Nov 2009 03:53

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忠貞 zung1 zing1 zhong1 zhen1 = loyal and dependable

堅貞不屈 gin1 zing1 bat1 wat1 jian1 zhen1 bu4 qu1 = (saying) steady; unchanging; faithful; loyal

不貞 bat1 zing1 bu4 zhen1 = to cuckold 國

堅貞 gin1 zing1 = faithful

貞操 zing1 cou1 zhen1 cao1 = chastity

童貞 tung4 zing1 tong2 zhen1 = virginity, chastity

貞潔帶 zing1 git3 daai3*2 = a chastity belt

馬永貞 maa5 wing5 zing1 ma3 yong3 zhen1 = Ma Wing Jing

陳綺貞 can4 ji2 zing1 chen2 qi3 zhen1 = Cheer Chen

林美貞 lam4 mei5 zing1 lin2 mei3 zhen1 = Lin Mei Zhen

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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: 貞
Unicode code for this character: U+8c9e (off-site link)

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