甄 - Dong Chinese dictionary

This information for this character has not been manually reviewed and may not be accurate.

zhēn

to examine

Phonosemantic compound. 瓦 represents the meaning and 垔 represents the sound.

Components

瓦 Meaning component

wǎ

earthenware

垔 Sound component

yīn

dam up, block, restrain

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zhēn

to examine, discern; to grade; a surname; to distinguish; to evaluate

Zhēn

surname Zhen

Most common words with 甄

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	甄选	to select
	甄	to evaluate
	甄别	to screen
	甄审	to screen and select (candidates etc)
	甄陶	to make sth of clay

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*t.qi[n]	tsyin	zhēn	potter's wheel

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

3933rd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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