tiànzhèn

a gem used as ear plug

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approved by Marcus Ngai · Mar 3, 2026, 02:14 AM · Reviewed by Marcus Ngai on Mar 3, 2026, 02:14 AM

真 → 眞

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Components

Meaning component

jade

Sound component

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰiːns
tins

說文解字

《說文》:“瑱,以玉充耳也。从玉,真聲。《詩》曰:‘玉之瑱兮。’,瑱或从耳。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica