How to Say
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zhēn
Radical: 巾 9 strokes
Meaning: frame
💡 Think 'zhen' sounds like 'zen' - a single frame of calm in a movie.
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帧 (zhēn) meaning in English —

帧 (zhēn) primarily means 'frame' in the context of film, video, or animation, corresponding to a single still image in a sequence. In Chinese, it is used like 'frame rate' (帧率) or 'key frame' (关键帧). Unlike Western 'frame' which also means picture frame (相框), 帧 is almost exclusively technical. Its radical 巾 relates to cloth, hinting at old film strips made of cloth material.

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