震zhèn
shake, quake, tremor; to excite. 15 strokes, radical 雨, first met in HSK 5.
What 震 is made of
雨 (yǔ, rain) and 辰 (chén, early morning).
雨 carries the meaning — rain — and 辰 carries the sound.
How to write 震
Strokes 1–8 write 雨, then strokes 9–15 write 辰.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 震
Words that use 震
| 地震 | earthquake 指地壳突然震动引发的自然灾害 突发地震考验着当地的防灾能力。The sudden earthquake tested the local disaster-response capacity. Lesson 412, 坚守道义 · 权变谋断与山川定序 · Resourcefulness & Territorial Order |
| 震惊 | to shock, stun 指使人感到极度意外和震动 权威诊断消除了外界争议，结论令人震惊。The conclusion left everyone stunned. Lesson 525, 明断是非 · 知行合一与笃学求真 · Unity of Knowledge and Action & The Pursuit of Truth |
Characters that share the sound part 辰
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 雨
All 7 of them, and what the radical means, on the 雨 radical page.