川震 in English Chuan1 zhen4 Meaning

Meanings

  • Sichuan great earthquake, the magnitude 8 earthquake of May 2008 at Wenchuan 汶川, Sichuan, that killed more than 80,000 people
  • same as 四川大地震[Si4 chuan1 Da4 di4 zhen4]

Simplified Characters

川 震

Traditional Characters

川 震

Pinyin

Chuan1 zhen4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

川chuan1abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川[Si4 chuan1] in southwest China 震zhen4to shake