朕

zhèn
#3,048 most
frequent character
(used by an emperor or king) I

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

朕 shows a boat 月 and two hands 关 holding material to plug a hole. It first meant 'to plug a hole in a boat.' Later the same sound was borrowed for 'I, we,' used by the emperor, with no link to the boat picture.

Drawn as: boat; hands holding plugging material

朕 as a component in other characters

sound2 characters
腾媵

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Homophones

HSK 5
阵zhèn
disposition of troops, wave, spate
镇zhèn
town, tranquil, suppress, press down
振zhèn
to shake, to flap, to vibrate
震zhèn
to shake, to vibrate, to jolt

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