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圳

zhèn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 drainage ditch between fields (dialect)
  2. 2 used in place names, notably 深圳 (Shenzhen)

Examples

深圳是中国最现代化的城市之一。
Shēnzhèn shì Zhōngguó zuì xiàndàihuà de chéngshì zhīyī.
Shenzhen is one of China's most modern cities.
很多年轻人去深圳创业。
Hěnduō niánqīngrén qù Shēnzhèn chuàngyè.
Many young people go to Shenzhen to start businesses.

Tips

usage
圳 is a southern dialect word for a field drainage ditch. Today nearly everyone meets it only in 深圳, the tech-hub city next to Hong Kong, originally named for such a 'deep ditch'.

Components

radical
土 tǔ
earth; ground
The earth radical 土 fits a ditch dug into the ground between fields, the original meaning of 圳.
semantic
川 chuān
river; stream
川 pictures flowing water between banks. Combined with the earth radical it reinforces the image of a small water channel cut through farmland.

Stroke Order

圳 zhèn