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嗪

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used in phonetic transcription -xine, -zine or -chin

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Strokes
13
Radical
口 +10
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
嗪
Common rank
#3,274
Unicode
U+55EA

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Formation & memory

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How 嗪 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 秦 sound ( qín )

Components 口 秦

Words with 嗪

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WordPinyinMeaning
西替利嗪 xī tì lì qín (loanword) cetirizine
异咯嗪 yì gē qín isoalloxazine (name of organic chemical)
吡嗪 bǐ qín pyrazine (chemistry) (loanword)
哒嗪 dā qín pyrazine C4H4N2; diazine
吩嗪 fēn qín phenazine (loanword)
噻嗪 sāi qín thiazine (chemistry) (loanword)
吖嗪 ā qín -azine; heterocyclic compound containing nitrogen in their ring such as pyridine 吡啶[bi3 di…
哌嗪 pài qín piperazine (medicine) (loanword)
𫫇嗪 è qín oxazine C4H5NO

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 秦 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
秦 sound part qín the Qin dynasty (eponymous for China)
榛 zhēn hazelnut; thicket, underbrush
臻 zhēn to reach, to arrive; utmost, superior
溱 zhēn a river in Henan province
蓁 zhēn abundant; luxuriant foliage
螓 qín a small cicada with a square head