砧

zhēn
#4,355 most
frequent character
anvil

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

砧 pairs 石 stone with 占 zhàn, which supplies the sound. It first meant a stone mallet for beating laundry. That grew to anvil, and then to cutting board.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

砧zhēn
variant of 砧[zhen1]

Homophones

HSK 2
真zhēn
really, truly, indeed, real, true
针zhēn
needle, injection
侦zhēn
to scout, to spy, to detect
珍zhēn
precious thing, treasure

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