震 zhèn
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 雨 — rain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
震荡
zhèndàng
to shake; to fluctuate; to convulse
Characters in this word
荡 dàng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 汤 soup, gravy, broth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 国际油价连续震荡，使许多依赖进口能源的国家重新评估财政风险。 Guójì yóujià liánxù zhèndàng, shǐ xǔduō yīlài jìnkǒu néngyuán de guójiā chóngxīn pínggū cáizhèng fēngxiǎn. Continuous fluctuations in international oil prices have made many energy-importing countries reassess fiscal risks.
- 股市这几天剧烈震荡，投资者十分紧张。 Gǔshì zhè jǐ tiān jùliè zhèndàng, tòuzīzhě shífēn jǐnzhāng. The stock market has fluctuated violently these past few days, and investors are very nervous.
- 地震过后，湖水震荡了好久才平静下来。 Dìzhèn guòhòu, húshuǐ zhèndàng le hǎojiǔ cái píngjìng xiàlái. After the earthquake, the lake water surged for a long time before it calmed down.
Related words
- 地震 dìzhèn earthquake
- 震惊 zhènjīng shocked; shocking
- 震 zhèn to shake; to shock; to quake
- 震动 zhèndòng to shake; to shock; to cause a stir
- 震撼 zhènhàn to shock deeply; to shake; deeply moving
- 荡漾 dàngyàng to ripple; to undulate
- 动荡 dòngdàng turbulence; turmoil; turbulent
- 晃荡 huàngdang to sway; to wander about
- 激荡 jīdàng to surge; to reverberate; to stir
- 空荡荡 kōngdàngdàng empty; deserted; spacious and bare
- 倾家荡产 qīngjiādàngchǎn to lose everything; to be ruined financially
- 突如其来 tūrúqílái sudden; unexpected