阵 (zhèn) — classifier for short bursts or spells of wind, rain, pain, applause, etc.
Definition
Classifier for short, sudden bursts — a gust of wind, a spell of rain, a fit of laughter, a wave of pain. It frames a brief, intense stretch of time; 片刻 names the time itself, not an event.
classifier
classifier for short bursts or spells of wind, rain, pain, applause, etc.
Examples
- 。Wài miàn chuán lái yí zhèn xiào shēng.A burst of laughter came from outside.
- 。Tā gǎn dào yí zhèn ě xīn.He felt a wave of nausea.
- ，。Xià le yí zhèn yǔ, hěn kuài jiù tíng le.It rained for a short while, then stopped quickly.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 陣; 阵 is its simplified writing.
- 東東dōngsack?
- 東東dōng
- 攴攴pū
In the traditional form 陣, a left-side part was added to a shortened 東; the older shape also used 攴. The simplified 阵 is a later shorthand.
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