贞
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chaste
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Dict coverage rank #2,215 U+8D1E
How 贞 is formed
How to remember it
chaste · Heisig RSH #54
贝 shellfish + divining rod
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 贞 as their sound component
These characters all use 贞 (zhēn) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 贞 sound component | zhēn | virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal |
| 侦 | zhēn | to spy, to reconnoiter; detective |
| 帧 | zhēn | picture, scroll; one of a pair |
| 祯 | zhēn | lucky, auspicious; a good omen |
| 桢 | zhēn | hardwood; posts, supports |
| 浈 | zhēn | a river in Guangdong province |
Words containing 贞
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 圣女贞德 | Shèng nǚ Zhēn dé | Joan of Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundi… |
| 白素贞 | Bái Sù zhēn | (name of a person) Bai Suzhen, from Madame White Snake |
| 永贞革新 | Yǒng zhēn Gé xīn | Yongzhen Reform, Tang dynasty failed reform movement of 805 led by Wang Shuwen 王叔文[Wang2 S… |
| 贞丰县 | Zhēn fēng Xiàn | Zhenfeng, a county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 xi1… |
| 三贞九烈 | sān zhēn jiǔ liè | (of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory |
| 安贞 | Ān zhēn | Antei (Japanese reign name, 1227-1229) |
| 贞操带 | zhēn cāo dài | chastity belt |
| 贞德 | Zhēn dé | Jeanne d'Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgund… |
| 苏贞昌 | Sū Zhēn chāng | Su Tseng-chang (1947-), Taiwanese DPP politician, premier of the Republic of China (2019-) |
| 女贞 | nǚ zhēn | privet (genus Ligustrum) |
| 贞女 | zhēn nǚ | female virgin; widow who does not remarry |
| 贞节 | zhēn jié | chastity; virginity (of women); moral integrity (of men); loyalty; constancy |
| 贞节牌坊 | zhēn jié pái fāng | memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow |
| 坚贞不屈 | jiān zhēn bù qū | faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast |
| 永贞内禅 | Yǒng zhēn nèi shàn | Yongzhen abdication of 805 |
| 贞丰 | Zhēn fēng | see 貞豐縣|贞丰县[Zhen1 feng1 Xian4] |
| 贞操 | zhēn cāo | (usually of women) chastity; virginity; virtue; honor; loyalty; moral integrity |
| 坚贞不渝 | jiān zhēn bù yú | unyielding integrity (idiom); unwavering |
| 童贞 | tóng zhēn | virginity; chastity |
| 忠贞不渝 | zhōng zhēn bù yú | unswerving in one's loyalty (idiom); faithful and constant |