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缜

縝
zhěn
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 careful
  2. 2 meticulous
  3. 3 fine and dense

Examples

HSK 6
解决这个问题需要缜密的思考。
Jiějué zhège wèntí xūyào zhěnmì de sīkǎo.
Solving this problem requires careful thinking.
HSK 7-9
他的推理严密缜密，毫无破绽。
Tā de tuīlǐ yánmì zhěnmì, háowú pòzhàn.
His reasoning was rigorous and meticulous, with no flaws.

Tips

usage
缜 almost always appears in 缜密 (meticulous, careful), used of thinking, planning, or argument.

Components

radical
纟 sī
silk; thread
The silk radical, side form of 糸, evokes a tightly, finely woven fabric, which extends to the modern sense of dense, careful thought in 缜.
phonetic
真 zhēn
true; real
Supplies the sound, close to the modern reading zhěn. It is the same character seen standing alone as 真.

Stroke Order

缜 zhěn