桢(zhēn)

10 strokesTrad. 楨

(old) privet (genus Ligustrum)

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Character information

Pinyin
zhēn
Meaning
(old) privet (genus Ligustrum); (bound form) (old) wooden support placed at the ends of a wall during construction; (fig.) mainstay; pillar; backbone
Strokes
10
HSK level
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Traditional
楨

Origin & structure

Where 桢 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木贞

In this compound, the meaning comes from 木 (tree); 贞 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

木mù贞zhēn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 桢 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 桢

Common words using 桢 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shěn沈bǎo葆zhēn桢

Shen Baozhen (1820-1879), Qing Minister of the Navy, founded Fuzhou Naval C…

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zhú竺kě可zhēn桢

Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Chinese metereologist and geologist

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Related characters

From 桢’s common words

沈葆竺可

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