| 貞 | 327C50 21A.80 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄓㄣ [zhen1] (also ㄓㄥ [zheng1] ). | ||
| N. & v.t. | Divination, to divine: 貞卜文字 oracle characters. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Chaste: 貞節 [zhen1jie2]↓; 貞婦 chaste woman; 貞女 chaste girl; 守貞 keep one's virginity. (2) Loyal: 忠貞 faithful, loyal (minister, etc.). (3) Hard (wood): 貞木 [zhen1mu4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 貞白 [zhen1bai2], adj., chaste, of unsullied character. 2. 貞固 [zhen1gu4], adj., of unswerving loyalty. 3. 貞節 [zhen1jie2]1, (1) adj. & n., (chaste) virginity (貞) and widowhood (節)：貞節觀念 the concept of chastity; adj. &n., see 節 92A.22; (2) n., integrity in men. 4. 貞潔 [zhen1jie2]2, adj., (of maiden) pure and chaste. 5. 貞烈 [zhen1lie4], adj., willing to commit suicide out of loyalty of love; adj., n., such woman or maiden. 6. 貞木 [zhen1mu4], n., hardwood, symbolic of men of integrity or loyalty. 7. 貞淑 [zhen1shu2], adj., (of woman) pure and intelligent. 8. 貞操 [zhen1cao1], n., (1) feminine purity of character, chastity; (2) man's faith or integrity. | |||||