(zhěn)

9 strokesTrad.

square

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zhěn
Meaning
square; strongly (as of emotion)
Strokes
9
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰车㐱

In this compound, the meaning comes from (cart); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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  9. 9

Words with

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

zhěnfāng

square; four-square

Open 轸方 page →

constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)

Open 千变万轸 page →

extreme solicitude (idiom); expressing the deepest condolences

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lit. reins together and carriages level (idiom); keeping exactly abreast of one another

Open 连镳并轸 page →

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