震級 zhènjí earthquake magnitude Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 里氏震级 lǐshìzhènjí Richter scale The standard scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake地震震级 dìzhènzhènjí earthquake magnitude The scale measuring the energy released by an earthquake; often abbreviated as [[震级|震級|zhen4 ji2]].