zhēn

Traditional:

桢 (zhēn) is a Chinese word meaning “(old) privet (genus Ligustrum); (bound form) (old) wooden support placed at the ends of a wall during construction; (fig.) mainstay; pillar; backbone”.

Meanings

  1. 1(old) privet (genus Ligustrum)
  2. 2(bound form) (old) wooden support placed at the ends of a wall during construction; (fig.) mainstay; pillar; backbone

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