Chinese Word: 轸 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

轸 (Trad.: 軫)

Pinyin: zhěn

English Definition: square; strongly (as of emotion)

Chinese Definition:
①古代指车箱底部四周的横木；借指车；引申为方形：车轸。轸石(方石)。
②伤痛：轸怀。轸念。
③星名，二十八宿之一。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 車

Pictophonetic:㐱 indicates the sound; 车 (cart) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 车 [ chē ] cart, vehicle; to move in a cart
- 㐱 [ zhěn ] bushy, black hair; variant of 鬒

Similar Characters: 辁

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连镳并轸	lián biāo bìng zhěn	lit. reins together and carriages level (idiom); keeping exactly abreast of one another; running neck and neck
千变万轸	qiān biàn wàn zhěn	constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
殊深轸念	shū shēn zhěn niàn	extreme solicitude (idiom); expressing the deepest condolences; to feel deeply concerned
轸方	zhěn fāng	square; four-square

1		nán fāng 南方 de 的 jǐng 井、 guǐ 鬼、 liǔ 柳、 xīng 星、 zhāng 张、 yì 翼、 zhěn 轸 lián 联 wèi 为 niǎo xíng 鸟形， chēng 称 zhū què 朱雀。 The south well, ghosts, Liu, Xing, Zhang, wing, Zhen Alliance for the bird-shaped, saying that Suzaku;
2		dūn huáng pái 敦煌牌 23 C xíng hào 型号 hóng mù 红木 gāo 高 hú qin 胡琴 shēn wéi 身为 yuán tǒng xíng 圆筒形、 lǎ bā kǒu 喇叭口， pèi 配 gāo 高 sè mù 色木 qín tuō 琴托、 24 yīn yáng 阴阳 lèng 楞 zhěn 轸 zǐ 子。 The Dunhuang 23C rosewood Gaohu has a canister-shaped body with a trumpet-like opening and comes with 24 "yin-yang"-edged tuning pegs.