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quake

HSK 7 N2
zhèn
シン
ふる.う、ふる.える、ふる.わせる、ふる.わす
Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 辰 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
rain
Phonetic component
chén sign of the dragon
early morning
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[zhèn]
to shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; excited; shocked; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā​guà], symbolizing thunder; ☳
Japanese
しん 同音
noun zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
しん
Shin given name
たつみ
Tatsumi surname