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贞

zhēn

Definitions

  1. 1. chaste

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Words Containing 贞

忠贞
zhōng zhēn

loyal and dependable

三贞九烈
sān zhēn jiǔ liè

(of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory

坚贞
jiān zhēn

firm

坚贞不屈
jiān zhēn bù qū

faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast

坚贞不渝
jiān zhēn bù yú

unyielding integrity (idiom); unwavering

女贞
nǚ zhēn

privet (genus Ligustrum)

安贞
ān zhēn

Antei (Japanese reign name, 1227-1229)

忠贞不渝
zhōng zhēn bù yú

unswerving in one's loyalty (idiom); faithful and constant

永贞内禅
yǒng zhēn nèi shàn

Yongzhen abdication of 805

永贞革新
yǒng zhēn gé xīn

Yongzhen Reform, Tang dynasty failed reform movement of 805 led by Wang Shuwen 王叔文[wáng shū wén]

白素贞
bái sù zhēn

(name of a person) Bai Suzhen, from Madame White Snake

圣女贞德
shèng nǚ zhēn dé

Joan of Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English

苏贞昌
sū zhēn chāng

Su Tseng-chang (1947-), Taiwanese DPP politician, premier of the Republic of China (2019-)

贞女
zhēn nǚ

widow who does not remarry

贞德
zhēn dé

Jeanne d'Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English

贞操
zhēn cāo

virtue

贞节
zhēn jié

moral integrity (of men)

贞节牌坊
zhēn jié pái fāng

memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow

贞丰
zhēn fēng

Zhenfeng county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州[qián xī nán zhōu], Guizhou

贞丰县
zhēn fēng xiàn

Zhenfeng county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州[qián xī nán zhōu], Guizhou