地震

 

Pinyin: dì zhèn

Meaning: earthquake

Sentence: The earthquake caused a lot of destruction.地震带来了巨大的破坏。

 

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地： 

 

Pinyin: dì
Meaning: the earth
Radical: 土
Stokes: 6
Traditional:地
Common words/Phrase:
地板  [dì bǎn]       【floor board】 

地磅  [dì bàng]      【weighbridge】 

地保   [dì bǎo]       【town crier】

地表  [dì biǎo]       【surface (of the earth)】

地波  [dì bō]         【ground wave】

 

震： 

 

Pinyin: zhèn
Meaning: quake
Radical:  雨
Stokes: 15
Traditional: 震
Common words/Phrase:
震波    [zhèn bō]         【seismic wave】 

震颤    [zhèn chàn]       【tremor; quiver】

震旦    [zhèn dàn]         【ancient Indian name of China】

震荡   [zhèn dàng]        【shake】

震动   [zhèn dòng]         【jolt】