强震 (qiáng zhèn) — strong earthquake shock; strong tremor

Definition

noun

strong earthquake shockstrong tremor

Measure word · 次

强震。
Zhè cì qiáng zhèn dǎo zhì xǔ duō fáng wū dǎo tā.
This strong earthquake shock caused many houses to collapse.
强震。
Yí qì jì lù le qiáng zhèn de bō xíng.
The instrument recorded the waveform of the strong shock.
强震，。
qiáng zhèn Guò hòu, jiù yuán duì xùn sù gǎn dào.
After the strong tremor, rescue teams quickly arrived.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

强震: 强 (strong) and 震 (tremor) form a strong tremor, a powerful earthquake shock.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 強; 强 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 強 pairs an insect component with a sound component; this explains 強, not the simplified 强.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

雨辰震

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

辰

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

震 combines 雨 (rain) with 辰 (chén), which gives the sound; 雨 is the part associated with the character’s meaning.