Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zhen

/dʒɛn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
zhen
IPA
/dʒɛn/
16
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of zhenniao

name

A surname.

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 甄 (Zhēn).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Zhens (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce zhen?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʒɛn/.
What does zhen mean?
Clipping of zhenniao
Where does zhen come from?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 甄 (Zhēn).

How to pronounce zhen

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “zhen”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/dʒɛn/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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