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砧
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anvil

HSK 10
Nature →Elements
zhēn
チン
きぬた
침
Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 占 represents the sound. Simplified form of 碪.
Components
石 stone+ 占 tell fortunes =
砧 anvil
石 Meaning component
shí stone
stone, rock, mineral
占 Phonetic component
zhàn tell fortunes
variant of 占[zhàn]
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Notes
Similar Characters
叚 fake声 voice (jp)庶 various段 stage宕 stone quarry岩 rock (simp)泵 pump炻 a kind of china矶 submerged (simp)矸 a rock or cliff矻 slave矽 obsolete矾 alum (simp)矿 mine (simp)砀 brilliantly (simp)码 number (simp)砂 gravel砌 lay brick砍 chop砑 to grind
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
砧
Regular
Modern
Chinese
砧 [zhēn]
anvil
Japanese
砧 きぬた 同音
noun fulling block; (explanation) wooden or stone block for beating cloth
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
砧 きぬた
Kinuta place name
CHINESE WORDS (6)
砧板 [zhēn​bǎn] #30,285
chopping board or block
砧木 [zhēn​mù] #40,637
rootstock (stem onto which a branch is grafted)
砧骨 [zhēn​gǔ] #54,067
incus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hammer bone to stapes stirrup bone
铁砧 [tiě​zhēn] #59,113
anvil
铁砧 [tiě​zhēn] #59,113
anvil
角砧 [jiǎo​zhēn]
beck iron (corner of anvil)
JAPANESE WORDS (4)
金床 [かなとこ] #66,228
anvil
台木 [だいぎ] #148,202
stock (in grafting)
砧骨 [きぬたこつ] #306,609
incus (bone of the ear)
砧声 [ちんせい]
sound of fulling blocks pounding cloth