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震源

zhèn yuán

2-character word

What 震源 means

1. epicenter (of earthquake)
2. hypocenter

The characters in 震源

• 震zhènto shake; to vibrate; to jolt
• 源yuánroot; source; origin

Words starting with 震源

• 震源机制zhèn yuán jī zhì(seismology) focal mechanism

Sounds the same

Read zhèn yuán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 镇原see 镇原县
• 镇沅see 镇沅彝族哈尼族拉祜族自治县

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