Chinese Word Entry

甄試

Simplified Chinese form: 甄试

Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄕˋ
Mandarin (Pinyin): zhēn shì
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan1 si5
Definitions:
  1. selection test

  2. admission exam


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Chinese characters used in this word

porcelain, make clear, distinguish between, to examine, discern, to grade, a surname
Readings
Mandarin: ㄓㄣ (zhēn), ㄓㄣˋ (zhèn), ㄐㄩㄢˋ (juàn)
Cantonese: jan1
Japanese: ケン (ken)、 シン (shin) / すえ (sue)
Korean: 견 (gyeon), 진 (jin)
Vietnamese: chân, chấn

test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕˋ (shì)
Cantonese: si3
Japanese: シ (shi) / こころ.みる (kokoromiru)、 ため.す (tamesu)
Korean: 시 (si)
Vietnamese: thí
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