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圳

zhèn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 drainage ditch between fields (dialect)
  2. 2 used in place names, notably 深圳 (Shenzhen)

Examples

HSK 5
深圳是中国最现代化的城市之一。
Shēnzhèn shì Zhōngguó zuì xiàndàihuà de chéngshì zhīyī.
Shenzhen is one of China's most modern cities.
HSK 5
很多年轻人去深圳创业。
Hěnduō niánqīngrén qù Shēnzhèn chuàngyè.
Many young people go to Shenzhen to start businesses.

Tips

usage
圳 is a southern dialect word for a field drainage ditch. Today nearly everyone meets it only in 深圳, the tech-hub city next to Hong Kong, originally named for such a 'deep ditch'.

Components

radical
土 tǔ
earth; ground
The earth radical 土 fits a ditch dug into the ground between fields, the original meaning of 圳.
semantic
川 chuān
river; stream
川 pictures flowing water between banks. Combined with the earth radical it reinforces the image of a small water channel cut through farmland.

Stroke Order

圳 zhèn