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砧 (zhēn): Anvil — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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4.

Related Words: 砧

砧木 • zhēnmù • rootstock (in grafting)

zhēn砧

mù木

rootstock (in grafting)

砧板 • zhēnbǎn • chopping board; cutting board

zhēn砧

bǎn板

chopping board; cutting board

砧骨 • zhēngǔ • incus (bone in middle ear)

zhēng砧

ǔ骨

incus (bone in middle ear)

铁砧 • tiězhēn • anvil (iron block)

tiě铁

zhēn砧

anvil (iron block)

5.

Example Sentences

Mā妈

ma妈

zài在

zhēn砧

bǎn板

shàng上

qiē切

cài菜

。

Mom is cutting vegetables on the chopping board.

Jià嫁

jiē接

shí时

，

zhēn砧

mù木

de的

xuǎn选

zé

Zhēng砧

ǔ骨

shì是

zhōng中

ěr耳

lǐ里

sān三

kuài块

tīng

Zhè这

kuài块

zhēn砧

bǎn板

shì是

yòng用

mù木

tou头

zuò

Tiě铁

jiàng匠

yòng用

tiě铁

chuí锤

qiāo敲

dǎ打

tiě铁

zhēn

Information

Pinyinzhēn

Meaninganvil; flat stone; exe

Strokes10

Radical石

Traditional—

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#4371

Zhuyinㄓㄣ

UnicodeU+7827

CangjieMRYR

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择

fēi非

cháng常

zhòng重

yào要

。

When grafting, the selection of rootstock is very important.

听

xiǎo小

gǔ骨

zhī之

yī一

。

The incus is one of the three ossicles in the middle ear.

做

de的

。

This cutting board is made of wood.

砧

。

The blacksmith hammers on the anvil.

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圳zhènfurrow in field, small drainage ditch
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帧zhēnpicture, scroll; one of pair of
甄zhēnto examine, discern; to grade; a surname
疹zhěnmeasles; rash; fever
真zhēnreal; so (+adjective)

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Characters with radical "石".

磺huángsulphur; brimstone
磐pánlarge rock, boulder; firm
碉diāoroom made of stone; watchtower
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碴cháchipped edge of a container
硷jiǎnalkaline, alkali, lye, salt

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