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砧

zhēn

Character

What 砧 means

1. anvil

Other readings

砧 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zhēnvariant of {砧|zhēn}

Words starting with 砧

• 砧木zhēn mùrootstock (stem onto which a branch is grafted)
• 砧板zhēn bǎncutting board; chopping block
• 砧骨zhēn gǔincus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hammer bone to…

Words containing 砧

• 角砧jiǎo zhēnbeck iron (corner of anvil)
• 铁砧tiě zhēnanvil

Characters that look like 砧

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

• 础chǔfoundation; base
• 钻zuānto drill; to bore; to get into
• 粘zhānto glue; to paste; to adhere; to stick to
• 硅guīsilicon (chemistry)
• 桔jiéused in 桔梗; used in 桔槔
• 砝fǎused in 砝码

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
• 斟to pour; to deliberate
• 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
• 祯auspicious; lucky