Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 震惶
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
earthquake
震zhènto shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; excited; shocked; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder; ☳
震荡zhèndàngto shake up; to jolt; to vibrate; to oscillate; to fluctuate; to vibrate; to shake; to shudder
震动zhèndòngto shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock; vibration
震撼zhènhànto shake; to shock; to stun; shocking; stunning; shock
震惊zhènjīngto shock; to astonish