贞 (zhēn): chaste
贞 (zhēn) is a Chinese character meaning “chaste.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺊ (structural) and 贝 (structural). It ranks #2296 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- chaste
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 贞洁adjective | zhēn jié | chastity |
| 忠贞adjective | zhōng zhēn | loyal and dependable |
| 贞操noun | zhēn cāo | (usually of women) chastity |
| 贞德proper-noun | zhēn dé | also call... |
| 女贞noun | nǚ zhēn | privet (genus Ligustrum) |
| 童贞noun | tóng zhēn | virginity |
| 贞节noun | zhēn jié | chastity |
| 忠贞不渝phrase | zhōng zhēn bù yú | unswerving in one's loyalty (idiom) |
| 贞烈 | zhēn liè | ready to die to preserve one's chastity |
| 坚贞adjective | jiān zhēn | firm |
| 安贞 | ān zhēn | Antei (Japanese reign name, 1227-1229) |
| 坚贞不渝 | jiān zhēn bù yú | unyielding integrity (idiom) |
| 圣女贞德proper-noun | shèng nǚ zhēn dé | Joan of Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English |
| 三贞九烈 | sān zhēn jiǔ liè | (of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory |
| 永贞革新 | yǒng zhēn gé xīn | Yongzhen Reform, Tang dynasty failed reform movement of 805 led by Wang Shuwen 王叔文 |
贞 appears in 24 compound words: 42 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 贞 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
Example Sentences
贞洁是中华民族的传统美德。
Zhēnjié shì Zhōnghuá mínzú de chuántǒng měidé.
Chastity is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation.
不认李贞秀是立委 卓揆遭批藐视立法权
bù rèn lǐ zhēn xiù shì lì wěi zhuó 揆 zāo pī miǎo shì lì fǎ quán
Not recognizing Li Zhenxiu as a legislator Zhuo Kui was criticized for contempt of legislative power
圆梦!王贞治赠福冈软银鹰外套 赖清德兴奋喊:把我签...
yuán mèng ! wáng zhēn zhì zèng fú gāng ruǎn yín yīng wài tào lài qīng dé xīng fèn hǎn bǎ wǒ qiān . . .
Dream come true! Wang Zhenzhi gave Fukuoka SoftBank Eagle jacket Lai Qingde shouted excitedly: Sign me...
经典赛/赖清德颁“一等景星勋章” 王贞治:这次台湾队是历年最强
jīng diǎn sài lài qīng dé bān yī děng jǐng xīng xūn zhāng wáng zhēn zhì zhè cì tái wān duì shì lì nián zuì qiáng
Classic/Lai Qingde awarded the "First Class Jingxing Medal" Wang Zhenzhi: This time the Taiwan team is the strongest in history
王贞治赠福冈软银鹰外套 赖总统笑:是不是要把...
wáng zhēn zhì zèng fú gāng ruǎn yín yīng wài tào lài zǒng tǒng xiào shì bù shì yāo bǎ . . .
Wang Zhenji gave Fukuoka SoftBank Eagle jacket President Lai smiled: Is it going to be...
世界棒球经典赛将开打 王贞治站台为中华队加油
shì jiè bàng qiú jīng diǎn sài jiāng kāi dǎ wáng zhēn zhì zhàn tái wéi zhōng huá duì jiā yóu
The World Baseball Classic will start Wang Zhenzhi stands on the platform to cheer for the Chinese team
佐佐木贞子死于1955年10月25日。
Zuǒzuǒmù zhēn zǐ sǐ yú 1955 nián 10 yuè 25 rì.
Sadako Sasaki died on October 25, 1955.
贞子对着他们微笑。
Zhēn zǐ duì zhe tāmen wēixiào.
Sadako smiled at them.
守宫砂是中国古代用来验证女人贞操的方法.
Shǒugōng shā shì Zhōngguó gǔdài yònglái yànzhèng nǚrén zhēncāo de fāngfǎ.
Shougongsha is an old Chinese technique to test a woman's virginity.
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