zhēn

virtuous

Evolution

贞 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
贞 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
贞 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
贞 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
贞 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
贞 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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zhēn

virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal; chaste

Most common words with 贞
Freq.
Word
Meaning

chaste

苏贞昌

Su Tseng-chang (1947-), Taiwanese DPP politician

忠贞

loyal and dependable

贞操

virginity

贞洁

chastity

Component uses

Sound component in 5 characters (0 verified)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 3.5560% of movies

2233rd most common character in movies

2366th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

6

Traditional

Unicode

U+8D1E


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