# 振振
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhēnzhēn, zhènzhèn
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄓㄣ, ㄓㄣˋ ㄓㄣˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnzhēn
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄓㄣ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhenjhen
*** Wade–Giles: chên$^1$-chên$^1$
*** Yale: jēn-jēn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenjen
*** Palladius: чжэньчжэнь (čžɛnʹčžɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhènzhèn
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄣˋ ㄓㄣˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhènjhèn
*** Wade–Giles: chên$^4$-chên$^4$
*** Yale: jèn-jèn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jennjenn
*** Palladius: чжэньчжэнь (čžɛnʹčžɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/
* Middle Chinese: tsyin tsyin
Rime :
| Character | 振 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 眞 (43) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 側鄰切 |
| Baxter | tsyin |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕiɪn/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕin/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕjen/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /cin/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕiĕn/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕĭĕn/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /t͡ɕi̯ĕn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhēn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zan$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*tər tər/
    (Zhengzhang): /*tjɯn tjɯn/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 振 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zhēn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ tsyin › |
| Old Chinese | /*tər/ |
| English | numerous; majestic |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 振 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 1358 |
| Phonetic component | 辰 |
| Rime group | 文 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 眞 |
| Old Chinese | /*tjɯn/ |
| Notes | 原誤側鄰切，依韻目注改 |

#### Adjective

振振
* (literary, of birds) flying as a flock; flocking together
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Zhēnzhēn lù, lù yú xià. [Pinyin]
    [They are as] a flock of egrets on the wing, Of egrets anon lighting on the ground.

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhēnzhēn
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄓㄣ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnzhēn
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄓㄣ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhenjhen
*** Wade–Giles: chên$^1$-chên$^1$
*** Yale: jēn-jēn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenjen
*** Palladius: чжэньчжэнь (čžɛnʹčžɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: tsyin tsyin
Rime :
| Character | 振 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 眞 (43) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 側鄰切 |
| Baxter | tsyin |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕiɪn/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕin/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕjen/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /cin/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕiĕn/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕĭĕn/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /t͡ɕi̯ĕn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhēn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zan$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*tər tər/
    (Zhengzhang): /*tjɯn tjɯn/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 振 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zhēn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ tsyin › |
| Old Chinese | /*tər/ |
| English | numerous; majestic |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 振 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 1358 |
| Phonetic component | 辰 |
| Rime group | 文 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 眞 |
| Old Chinese | /*tjɯn/ |
| Notes | 原誤側鄰切，依韻目注改 |

#### Adjective

振振
* (literary) numerous; prosperous
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Yí ěr zǐsūn, zhēnzhēn xī. [Pinyin]
    Right is it that your descendants Should be multitudinous!
* (literary) honest and sincere; benevolent and generous
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Lín zhī zhǐ, zhēnzhēn gōngzǐ. Xūjiē lín xī. [Pinyin]
    The feet of the Lin: The noble sons of our prince, Ah! they are the Lin!
* (literary) proud; haughty
* (literary) trembling; shuddering

### See also

* 振振有詞／振振有词 (zhènzhènyǒucí), 振振有辭／振振有辞