zhèn

furrow in field

A furrow cut in the earth  by a stream  also provides the pronunciation

Components
土 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

earth

川 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

chuān

  

stream

Definitions

 

zhèn

furrow in field, small drainage ditch; (dialect) drainage ditch between fields (Taiwan pr. [zùn]); used in place names, notably 深圳[Shēn​zhèn]

Most common words with 圳
Freq.
Word
Meaning

深圳

Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong

深圳市

Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong

深圳证券交易所

Shenzhen Stock Exchange, abbr. to 深交所[Shēn​Jiāo​suǒ]

used in place names, notably 深圳[Shēn​zhèn]

深圳河

Shenzhen or Shamchun river Guangdong, the border between Hong Kong new territories and PRC