Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "臻", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "臻", and master the standard way of writing the character "臻".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 臻
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "臻" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
臻 [zhēn]
1. 达到: To reach; to attain.
Example: 日~完善。 (Every day reaches perfection.)
2. 到,来到: To arrive; to come.
Example: 百福并~。(All blessings arrive together.)
本义: 到,到达: Original meaning: to arrive; to reach.
造字法: 形声。从至,秦声: Character formation: phonetic compound; from "至" (to) and "秦声" (Qin pronunciation).
同本义: [En.] arrive; attain a high level.
聚集: [En.] gather.
盛;满: Full.
齐全;完备: Thoughtful.
引:
1. 动: Verb.
2. 同本义: Original meaning, to arrive; to reach.
Example from classical texts:
- 《说文》: 臻,至也。 (The character 臻 means to arrive.)
- 《诗·邶风·泉水》: 遄臻于卫。 (Hastening to reach Wei.)
- 《诗·大雅·云汉》: 饥馑荐臻。 (Famine arrives continuously.)
- 《国语·晋语二》: 丧乱并臻。 (Disruption and chaos arrive together.)
- 《盐铁论》: 舟车所臻,足迹所及,莫不被泽。 (Where ships and carts reach, no one is left unrewarded.)
- 《西游记》: 其多少斋僧布施,买金银纸锭,记库焚烧,故有此善果臻身。 (This good fortune has reached because of the various offerings made to the monks.)
Example usages:
- 并臻(同时到来;一齐到达): Arriving simultaneously.
- 渐臻佳境: Gradually reaching a better situation.
- 已臻上乘: Already reached a superior level.
- 日臻便利: Becoming more convenient every day.
- 臻到(臻至): To attain.
- 臻备(谓达到完备的程度): To reach completeness.
盛;满: Full.
Example:
- 臻臻至至(众盛貌;殷勤周到): An appearance of abundance; thoughtful and attentive.
- 臻臻(茂盛状): A flourishing state.
齐全;完备: Thoughtful.
Example from classical texts:
- 元·佚名《桃花女》: 倘或礼物有些不臻,打将起来,我在后面好溜。 (If the gifts are a bit inadequate, I can slip away in the back.)