Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 辰 represents the sound.
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震
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
震
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
震
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
震
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
震
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
震
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
震
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
震
Regular
Modern
Chinese
震 [zhèn]
to shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; excited; shocked; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bāguà], symbolizing thunder; ☳
Japanese
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
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Japanese Names
震 しん
Shin given name
震 たつみ
Tatsumi surname
CHINESE WORDS (152)
震惊 [zhènjīng] #2,915
to shock
震惊 [zhènjīng] #2,915
to shock
地震 [dìzhèn] #4,125
earthquake
震撼 [zhènhàn] #4,867
to shake
震荡 [zhèndàng] #19,952
to shake up
震荡 [zhèndàng] #19,952
to vibrate
震动 [zhèndòng] #8,309
to shake
震动 [zhèndòng] #8,309
to shake
脑震荡 [nǎozhèndàng] #9,702
(med.) cerebral concussion
脑震荡 [nǎozhèndàng] #9,702
(med.) cerebral concussion
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JAPANESE WORDS (168)
⭐ 震える [ふるえる] #1,330
to shiver
震わせる [ふるわせる] #3,102
to (make something) quiver
震え [ふるえ] #5,312
shivering
⭐ 地震 [じしん] #6,148
earthquake
⭐ 身震い [みぶるい] #10,377
shivering (with cold)
⭐ 震動 [しんどう] #14,671
shock
震え上がる [ふるえあがる] #17,005
to tremble violently
打ち震える [うちふるえる] #17,741
to tremble
震えだす [ふるえだす] #18,588
to begin to tremble
振れる [ふれる] #18,773
to swing
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