砧 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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zhēn

anvil

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 占 represents the sound. Simplified form of 碪.

Components

石 Meaning component

shí, dàn

stone

占 Sound component

zhàn, zhān

divine

Evolution

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zhēn

anvil; flat stone; exe

zhēn

variant of 砧[zhēn]

Most common words with 砧

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	砧	anvil
	砧板	chopping board or block
	砧木	rootstock (stem onto which a branch is grafted)
	砧骨	incus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hammer bone to stapes stirrup bone
	铁砧	anvil

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4371st most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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