贞 (貞) zhēn
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zhēn
adjective
virtuous; chaste; pure
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '貞' 2b, p. 599; Mathews 1931 '貞', p. 42; Unihan '貞') -
zhēn
adjective
loyal
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '貞' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '貞' 2, p. 599; Mathews 1931 '貞', p. 42; Unihan '貞'; XHZD '贞' 1, p. 966) -
zhēn
noun
divination
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '貞' n 1; XHZD '贞' 3, p. 966) -
zhēn
noun
chastity
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '貞' n 2; XHZD '贞' 2, p. 966) -
zhēn
verb
to divine
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 卜问 (Guoyu '貞' v; Kroll 2015 '貞' 1, p. 599; Mathews 1931 '貞', p. 42) -
zhēn
adjective
auspicious
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '貞' 1, p. 599; Mathews 1931 '貞', p. 42) -
zhēn
adjective
upright
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '貞' 3, p. 599; Mathews 1931 '貞', p. 42) -
zhēn
noun
lower part of the trigrams in the Yijing
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '貞' 4, p. 599; Mathews 1931 '貞', p. 42) -
zhēn
number
four
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Since 贞 is the fourth character in the Yijing (Mathews 1931 '貞', p. 42)
Contained in
- 三贞九烈(三貞九烈) (of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory
- 坚贞不屈(堅貞不屈) faithful and unchanging; steadfast
- 贞士(貞士) an upright person
- 忠贞(忠貞) loyal and dependable
- 贞木(貞木) pine tree ; a tree that is resistant to the cold ; hardwood
- 坚贞(堅貞) chaste; loyal
- 贞固(貞固) to not change; unswerving
- 贞明(貞明) bright and pure
- 贞忠(貞忠) loyal
- 贞淑(貞淑) purity; chastity
- 贞节坊(貞節坊) a memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow
- 万邦以贞(萬邦以貞) all states will be loyal
- 贞操带(貞操帶) chastity belt
- 艰贞(艱貞) to maintain loyalty despite difficulties
- 贞干(貞幹) building wall post and frame
- 元亨利贞(元亨利貞) one, two, three, four
- 贞亮(貞亮) loyal and virtuous
- 贞节(貞節) chaste (of women) ; upright; loyal
- 童贞(童貞) virginity; chastity
- 贞石(貞石) hard white stone
- 贞洁(貞潔) purity; chastity
- 贞女(貞女) a virtuous lady; female virgin ; a virtuous lady; female virgin; widow who does not remarry
- 贞臣(貞臣) an upright and loyal minister
- 坚贞不渝(堅貞不渝) unyielding integrity; unwavering
- 贞人(貞人) an upright and resolute person ; to divine the fortune of a person
- 忠贞不渝(忠貞不渝) unswerving in one's loyalty; faithful and constant
- 苏贞昌(蘇貞昌) Su Tseng-chang (1947-), Taiwanese DPP politician
- 守贞(守貞) to not marry; to be chaste
- 贞操(貞操) virtue; honor; loyalty; moral integrity ; chastity
- 贞烈(貞烈) ready to die to preserve one's chastity
- 休贞(休貞) an auspicious place for a grave
- 贞静(貞靜) virtuous and refined
- 贞节牌坊(貞節牌坊) a memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow
- 女贞(女貞) privet
Also contained in
贞观 、 白素贞 、 贞定王 、 永贞 、 贞应 、 郑兰贞 、 贞元 、 纯贞孝皇后 、 贞德 、 资福贞邃 、 王世贞 、 永贞内禅 、 贞丰县 、 贞丰 、 贞观之治 、 新田义贞 、 司马贞
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Full Text Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經 — count: 111
- 卷二百五十九 列傳第一百四十七 楊鎬 袁應泰 熊廷弼 袁崇煥 趙光抃 Volume 259 Biographies 147: Yang Gao, Yuan Yingtai, Xiong Tingbi, Yuan Chonghuan, Zhao Guangbian History of Ming 明史 — count: 78
- 卷四十 雜傳第二十八: 李茂貞 韓建 李仁福 韓遜 楊崇本 高萬興 溫韜 Volume 40 Miscellaneous Biographies 20: Li Maozhen, han Jian, Li Renfu, Han Xun, Yang Chongben, Gao Wanxing, Wen Tao New History of the Five Dynasties 新五代史 — count: 65
- 卷一百三十二 世襲列傳一: 李茂貞 高萬興 韓遜 李仁福 Volume 132: Biographies of Descendents 1 - Li Maozhen, Gao Wanxing, Han Xun, Li Renfu Old History of the Five Dynasties 舊五代史 — count: 51
- 卷二十上 本紀第二十上: 昭宗 Volume 20 Annals 20: Zhaozong Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 49
- 卷一百七十一 列傳第五十九 王驥 徐有貞 楊善 王越 Volume 171 Biographies 59: Wang Ji, Xu Youzhen, Yang Shan, Wang Yue History of Ming 明史 — count: 47
- 卷一百九十三 列傳第八十一 費宏 翟鑾 李時 顧鼎臣 嚴訥 李春芳 陳以勤 趙貞吉 高儀 Volume 193 Biographies 81: Fei Hong, Di Luan, Li Shi, Gu Dingchen, Yan Ne, Li ChunFang, Chen Yiqin, Zhao Zhenji, Gao Yi History of Ming 明史 — count: 44
- 卷二百零八 列傳第一百三十三 宦者下 Volume 208 Biographies 133: Imperial Officials 2 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 42
- 卷一百三十二 列傳第七十: 逆臣 秉德本名乙辛 唐括辯 烏帶 大興國 徒單阿里出虎 僕散師恭本名忽土 徒單貞 李老僧 完顏元宜 紇石烈執中本名胡沙虎 Volume 132 Biographies 70: Ni Chen, Bingdebenmingyixin, Tang Kuobian, Wu Dai, Da Xingguo, Tudanalichuhu, Pusanshigongbenminghutu, Tu Danzhen, Li Laoseng, Wan Yanyuanyi, Geshiliezhizhongbenminghushahu History of Jin 金史 — count: 39
- 卷九十九 列傳第四十九: 崔日用 張嘉貞 蕭嵩 張九齡 李適之 嚴挺之 Volume 99 Biographies 49: Cui Riyong, Zhang Jiazhen, Xiao Song, Zhang Jiuling, Li Shizhi, Yan Tingzhi Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 39
Collocations
- 贞吉 (貞吉) 小貞吉 — Book of Changes 易經, 屯 Zhun — count: 49
- 利贞 (利貞) 乃利貞 — Book of Changes 易經, 乾 Qian — count: 31
- 公子贞 (公子貞) 戍陳楚公子貞帥師伐陳 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 20
- 贞帅 (貞帥) 戍陳楚公子貞帥師伐陳 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 18
- 贞厉 (貞厲) 貞厲 — Book of Changes 易經, 訟 Song — count: 13
- 贞凶 (貞兇) 大貞凶 — Book of Changes 易經, 屯 Zhun — count: 11
- 贞信 (貞信) 貞信之教興 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧行露 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Xing Lu — count: 7
- 可贞 (可貞) 可貞 — Book of Changes 易經, 坤 Kun — count: 7
- 贞虫 (貞蟲) 百獸貞蟲 — Mozi 墨子, 卷八 明鬼下 Book 8 - On Ghosts III — count: 6
- 贞子 (貞子) 欒貞子 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 6