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Meaning of 甄

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甄
Pinyin: zhēn
English Definition: to distinguish; to evaluate; surname Zhen
Chinese Definition:
①审查,鉴别:甄审。甄别。甄选。甄录(选择录用)。甄品(鉴别品评)。甄拔(甄别人材而荐举使用)。
②制造陶器的转轮;制造陶器:甄陶(引申为对人的陶冶和造就)。
③姓氏。
Total strokes: 14; Radical: 瓦
Pictophonetic:垔 indicates the sound; 瓦 (pottery) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 垔 [ yīn ] to restrain; to dam a stream and change its direction; a mound
    • 瓦 [ wǎ ] tile; pottery, earthenware
Similar Characters: 甌
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Example Words
甄别 zhēn bié to screen; to discriminate; to reexamine a case; screening (of applicants etc)
甄选 zhēn xuǎn to select; to pick
甄审 zhēn shěn to screen and select (candidates etc)
甄试 zhēn shì selection test; admission exam
陶甄 táo zhēn to mold and educate people
More:甄* | *甄 | *甄*
Example Sentences
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一位姓甄的财主正需要仓库
,
他来看了这些房子
。
Zhen, a local rich man who also needed warehouses, inspected the property.