Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "祯", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "祯", and master the standard way of writing the character "祯".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 祯
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "祯" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
祯 (zhēn)
1. 吉祥 (Auspicious)
- 祥 (auspiciousness)
本义: 吉祥 (The original meaning: auspicious)
造字法: 形声。从示,贞声。从示,与祯祥灾祸有关。 (Character formation: a phonetic and semantic compound. The character includes the 'sign' radical, and is associated with auspicious signs and disasters.)
引:
1. 《说文》: 祯, 祥也。 (Shuōwén: Zhēn means auspicious.)
2. 《礼记·中庸》: 必有祯祥。 (Lǐjì: There must be auspicious signs.)
3. 《字林》: 祯, 福也。 (Zìlín: Zhēn means blessing.)
4. 《诗·周颂·维清》: 迄用有成,维周之祯。 (Shī: To use until achievements are secured is to maintain the auspiciousness of Zhou.)
例:
- 祯祥 (Auspicious omen)
- 祯泰 (Auspicious and stable)
- 祯符 (Auspicious sign; good omen)
- 祯祺 (Auspicious)