zhèn

  1. zhèn pronoun I; we
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A mostly possessive first person pronoun in preclassical times and reserved for imperial use for the emperor starting in the Qin; similar to modern 我 (Guoyu '朕' pronoun 1; Kroll 2015 '朕' 1, p. 600; Mathews 1931 '朕', p. 39; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 77; Unihan '朕')
  2. zhèn pronoun I [the emperor]
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '朕' pronoun 2; Kroll 2015 '朕' 1a, p. 600; Mathews 1931 '朕', p. 39)
  3. zhèn noun an omen; a sign
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 预兆 (Guoyu '朕' n 1; Kroll 2015 '朕' 2, p. 600)
  4. zhèn adjective subtle
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Mathews 1931 '朕', p. 39)

Also contained in

朕兆朕躬

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

  • Scroll 2 Shi Jian Ji Gu Lue Xu Ji 釋鑑稽古略續集 — count: 44
  • Scroll 11 Fo Zu Lidai Tong Zai 佛祖歷代通載 — count: 26
  • Scroll 2 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 25
  • Scroll 28 Guang Hong Ming Ji 廣弘明集 — count: 23 , has English translation
  • Scroll 3 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 22
  • Scroll 2 Ji Gu Jin Fodao Lun Heng 集古今佛道論衡 — count: 19
  • Scroll 10 Guang Hong Ming Ji 廣弘明集 — count: 19 , has English translation
  • Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 15
  • Scroll 1 Shi Jian Ji Gu Lue Xu Ji 釋鑑稽古略續集 — count: 15
  • Scroll 39 A Chronicle of Buddhism in China 佛祖統紀 — count: 14 , has English translation