Chinese Character 振 Meanings and components.

Form

振

Meaning

振 meaning[3] in English

To Shake.

To Flap.

To Vibrate.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 振 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'hand' radical in … (扌) , and 5th earthly branch: … (辰)

Its radical[1] is: 手 (shou3) which means: Hand, (Formal) To Hold, Person Engaged In Certain Types Of Work, Person Skilled In Certain Types Of Work, Personal(Ly), Convenient, Classifier For Skill, Cl:雙|双[Shuang1],隻|只[Zhi1], .手shou3hand

In cangjie it is written with QMMV

How to write 振

To write振zhen4to shake you should write a combination of 扌shou5'hand' radical … , 辰chen25th earthly … arranged in a 吅 shape:

扌 + 辰 = 振

振 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 振 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 振, looks as follow:

振
Pinyin:zhen4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Shake . To Flap . To Vibrate . To Resonate . To Rise Up With Spirit . To Rouse Oneself
扌
Pinyin:shou5
Meaning[3]: 'Hand' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 64), Occurring In 提, 把, 打 Etc
辰
Pinyin:chen2
Meaning[3]: 5th Earthly Branch: 7-9 A.M., 3rd Solar Month (5th April-4th May), Year Of The Dragon . Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 120°

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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