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斟

zhēn

HSK 6 Character

What 斟 means

1. to pour
2. to deliberate

Example sentences

• 我想花点时间斟酌斟酌再作决定。
  Wǒ xiǎng huā diǎn shíjiān zhēnzhuó zhēnzhuó zài zuò juédìng.
  I'd like some time to consider before I make a decision.
• 请诸位斟满酒，为新郎和新娘干杯！
  Qǐng zhūwèi zhēn mǎn jiǔ, wèi xīnláng hé xīnniáng gānbēi!
  Please charge your glasses and drink a toast to the bride and groom!

Words starting with 斟

• 斟酌zhēn zhuóto consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim
• 斟酒zhēn jiǔto pour wine or liquor
• 斟酌字句zhēn zhuó zì jùto measure one's words
• 斟酌决定权zhēn zhuó jué dìng quándiscretionary power

Words containing 斟

• 字斟句酌zì zhēn jù zhuóweighing every word

Characters built on 甚

These share the phonetic component 甚 (shèn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 葚shènused in 桑葚; also pr. rèn
• 谌chénfaithful; sincere
• 椹shènused in 桑椹

Characters that look like 斟

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 斯sī(phonetic); this
• 疑yí(bound form) to doubt; to suspect
• 蔚wèiArtemisia japonica; luxuriant; resplendent
• 蔡Càisurname Cai
• 跻jī(literary) to ascend; to climb; to mount
• 厮sī(bound form) together; each other; (bound form) male servant; (bound form) dude…

Sounds the same

Read zhēn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 真really; truly; indeed
• 针needle; pin; injection
• 珍precious thing; treasure; culinary delicacy
• 侦to scout; to spy; to detect
• 贞chaste
• 臻to arrive; to reach (esp. perfection); utmost
• 帧frame; classifier for paintings etc; Taiwan pr. zhèng
• 榛(bound form) hazelnut tree (Corylus heterophylla)
• 桢(old) privet (genus Ligustrum); (bound form; old) wooden support placed at the ends of a…
• 甄to distinguish; to evaluate
• 砧anvil
• 祯auspicious; lucky