zhēn

technical
common

Meaning of

砧 means anvil; backing block for hammering; stone mortar base; laundry block. Pronounced zhēn.

  • anvil; backing block for hammering
  • stone mortar base; laundry block

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Tiě
jiang
jiāng
shāo
hóng
de
tiě
kuài
fàng
zài
tiě
zhēn
shang
chuí
 

The blacksmith places the heated iron block on the iron anvil to hammer it.

dài
cháng
fàng
zài
shí
zhēn
shang
chuí
 

Ancient laundresses often beat clothes on stone blocks to remove dirt.

Chú
fáng
de
zhēn
yòng
lái
qiē
duò
shí
cái
 

The wooden chopping block in the kitchen is used for cutting and chopping ingredients.

Tiě
jiang
de
tiě
zhēn
jīng
guò
duō
nián
chuí
jīng
āo
píng
 

The iron anvil in the blacksmith's shop has been uneven after years of hammering.

ma
duò
hǎo
ròu
xiàn
fàng
zài
zhēn
shang
zhǔn
bèi
bāo
jiǎo
zi
 
 

Mom put the chopped meat filling on the chopping block to make dumplings.