振振

Chinese

		rouse	rouse
trad. (振振)		振	振
simp. #(振振)		振	振

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēnzhēn, zhènzhèn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄓㄣ, ㄓㄣˋ ㄓㄣˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnzhēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄓㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhenjhen
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-chên¹
    • Yale: jēn-jēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenjen
    • Palladius: чжэньчжэнь (čžɛnʹčžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhènzhèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣˋ ㄓㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhènjhèn
    • Wade–Giles: chên⁴-chên⁴
    • Yale: jèn-jèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jennjenn
    • Palladius: чжэньчжэнь (čžɛnʹčžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: tsyin tsyin

Rime
Character	振
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	側鄰切
Baxter	tsyin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕiɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕin/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕjen/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cin/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiĕn/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭĕn/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhēn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zan1

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*tər  tər/

  (Zhengzhang): /*tjɯn  tjɯn/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	振
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zhēn
Middle Chinese	‹ tsyin ›
Old Chinese	/*tər/
English	numerous; majestic
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	振
Reading #	1/2
No.	1358
Phonetic component	辰
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	眞
Old Chinese	/*tjɯn/
Notes	原誤側鄰切，依韻目注改

Adjective

振振

1. (literary, of birds) flying as a flock; flocking together

   • 振振鷺、鷺于下。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     振振鹭、鹭于下。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Zhēnzhēn lù, lù yú xià. [Pinyin]

     [They are as] a flock of egrets on the wing,
     Of egrets anon lighting on the ground.

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēnzhēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄓㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnzhēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄓㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhenjhen
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-chên¹
    • Yale: jēn-jēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenjen
    • Palladius: чжэньчжэнь (čžɛnʹčžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: tsyin tsyin

Rime
Character	振
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	側鄰切
Baxter	tsyin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕiɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕin/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕjen/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cin/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiĕn/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭĕn/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhēn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zan1

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*tər  tər/

  (Zhengzhang): /*tjɯn  tjɯn/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	振
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zhēn
Middle Chinese	‹ tsyin ›
Old Chinese	/*tər/
English	numerous; majestic
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	振
Reading #	1/2
No.	1358
Phonetic component	辰
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	眞
Old Chinese	/*tjɯn/
Notes	原誤側鄰切，依韻目注改

Adjective

振振

1. (literary) numerous; prosperous

   • 宜爾子孫、振振兮。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     宜尔子孙、振振兮。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Yí ěr zǐsūn, zhēnzhēn xī. [Pinyin]

     Right is it that your descendants
     Should be multitudinous!

2. (literary) honest and sincere; benevolent and generous

   • 麟之趾、振振公子。于嗟麟兮。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Lín zhī zhǐ, zhēnzhēn gōngzǐ. Xūjiē lín xī. [Pinyin]

     The feet of the Lin:
     The noble sons of our prince,
     Ah! they are the Lin!

3. (literary) proud; haughty
4. (literary) trembling; shuddering

See also

• 振振有詞／振振有词 (zhènzhènyǒucí), 振振有辭／振振有辞