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轸 Stroke Order — How to Write 轸

Stroke Order

轸 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 车, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

轸 Radical and Character Components

Components:车㐱

轸 is a phono-semantic compound: 车 (cart) carries the meaning, while 㐱 indicates the sound.

Radical: 车 + 5 more strokes

轸 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zhěn

Meanings of 轸 in Chinese

1

zhěn轸

Anciently, it referred to the horizontal timbers around the bottom of a carriage box; by extension, it refers to the carriage itself; further extended to mean square, as in '车轸' (carriage bottom frame) or '轸石' (square stone).
匠人把一块方形的轸石铺在路旁，作为路标。
The craftsman laid a square 'zhen' stone by the roadside as a marker.
To feel deep sorrow, to grieve; to recall with grief or think of with sorrow/concern (e.g., 轸怀 zhěnhuái, 轸念 zhěnniàn).
她时常轸念着远方亲人的安危。
She often deeply concerns herself with the well-being of her relatives who live far away.
A star name, referring to one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions (Xiu) in traditional Chinese astronomy.
轸宿是二十八宿之一，代表南方朱雀的尾部。
Zhen Xiu is one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions, representing the tail of the Southern Vermilion Bird.

Words with 轸

Idioms with 轸

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Questions about 轸

What does 轸 mean in Chinese?

轸 (zhěn) means “To feel deep sorrow, to grieve” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 轸?

轸 is pronounced zhěn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 轸 have?

轸 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 轸?

轸 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 车. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 轸?

The radical of 轸 is 车, and 轸 is a phono-semantic compound.