振

zhèn

raise, excite, arouse action

How to write 振, stroke by stroke

to shake; to flap; to vibrate; to resonate; to rise up with spirit; to rouse oneself

Pictophonetic: semantic 扌 (hand), phonetic 辰

Made of 扌 + 辰

振作zhèn zuòto bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up; to uplift; to stimulate
振动zhèn dòngto vibrate; to shake; vibration
振奋zhèn fènto stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits; to inspire
重振chóng zhènto revitalize; to restore (prestige, prosperity etc); revival; recovery
三振sān zhènto strike out; strikeout (baseball, softball); (Tw) to ditch; to eliminate from consideration
核磁共振hé cí gòng zhènnuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
令人振奋lìng rén zhèn fèninspiring; exciting; rousing
一蹶不振yī jué bù zhènone stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse; ruined at a stroke; unable to recover after a minor hitch
不振bù zhènlacking in vitality; depressed (market, spirits etc)
偏振piān zhènpolarization (of waves)
偏振光piān zhèn guāngpolarization of light; polarized light
偏振波piān zhèn bōpolarized wave

事业会很快重振。
shì yè huì hěn kuài zhòng zhèn 。
Business will recover soon.
情况正在改善，所以振作起来！
qíng kuàng zhèng zài gǎi shàn ， suǒ yǐ zhèn zuò qǐ lái ！
The situation is improving, so cheer up!
昨天晚上没睡好，所以我今天精神不振。
zuó tiān wǎn shàng méi shuì hǎo ， suǒ yǐ wǒ jīn tiān jīng shén bú zhèn 。
I didn't sleep well last night so I have little energy today.