贞

貞
zhēn
#2,361 most
frequent character
chaste

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

贞 zhēn has 卜 a turtle-shell crack for divination and 贝, now empty but once 鼎 dǐng. The crack gives its first sense, 'divination.' From divining came 'correct, proper,' then 'loyal' and 'chaste.'

贞 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
侦
sound5 characters
侦帧桢祯浈

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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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