Memory phrase for the character: 阵




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Meaning

disposition of troops, front, classifier for short durations

Pronunciation

zhèn

Explanation

Left: hill 阝, right: vehicle 车/車 (= cart with axle丨, load-area 日 and two wheels 二)

Mnemonic


 
On the hill the vehicles show the troop's disposition and their roll-down is a short period of time.

Radicals

hillThis radical shows a hill. This radical 阝 is always on the left of the hanzi. (Please note that this relatively similar radical ⻏ stands for “village” and is in the character always on the right.)
vehicleSimplified from 車. Showed a hand-cart from the top: axle 丨, loading area 日, two wheels 二. This character 车 is similar to the simplified east 东 =東.
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 Vocabulary

阵线 zhèn xiàn  a front (militant group); line of battle; alignment (towards a political party etc)
阵营 zhèn yíng  group of people; camp; faction; sides in a dispute
一阵 yī zhèn  a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time)
阵地 zhèn dì  position; front
阵地 zhèn dì  


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