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震

Mandarin · pinyin zhèn

to shake
to vibrate
to jolt
to quake
excited
shocked
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 bā guà, symbolizing thunder
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震: zhèn · shake, quake, tremor; excite; trigram ☳; hexagram ䷲

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) thunder
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, of lightning) to strike
to tremble; to shake; to jolt; to quake
(literary, or in compounds) earthquake
(literary, or in compounds, obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to be excited; to be aroused; to be shocked
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to stir; to invigorate
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) power; prestige; dignity
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to fear; to tremble
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) the east
4th of the 8 trigrams
51st hexagram of the I Ching
(～國) (historical) Jin; Zhen (original name of the Balhae state)
a surname

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(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 娠 (shēn, “to be pregnant”)

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