Taxonomy of meanings for 振:　　

  • 振 zhèn (OC: kljɯns MC: tɕin) 章刃切 去 廣韻：【奮也裂也舉也整也救也又之人切 】
    • HELP
      • vtoNhelp out; aid and abet
      • in distress>RESCUE
        • vtoNsuccour, come to the aid of; save from (e.g. punishment); occasionally: aid and abet
        • physcially>LIFT
            • SHAKE
              • vtoNshake up; shake; whip up (water)
              • vtoNmiddle voicebe shaken, get shaken
              • vtoNshake so as to dust off and clean (clothes etc)CH
              • FRIGHTEN
                • vtoNshake into intense fear> frighten intenselyCH
                • vt(oN)shake up (in a frightening way)CH
              • REMOVE
                  • MOVE
                    • viactmove
                    • vtoNcausativecause to move; prod into action
                    • OPEN
                      • vtoNopen up (granaries etc for distribution of contents)
                      • ISSUE
                          • SHOW
                              • ACT
                                • vtoNorganise, stage (dances etc) [DIFFERENT SYNONYM GROUP?]
                                • vitake effective actionCH
                    • grammaticalised>INTENSELY
              • (archaic)>MANY
                • vi.redpoetic: be multitudinous
            • 振 zhēn (OC: kljɯn MC: tɕin) 職鄰切 平 廣韻：【又之刃切 】
            • 振 ｚｈｅｎ３《集韻》止忍切，上軫章。

              Additional information about 振

              說文解字: 【振】，舉救也。从手、辰聲。一曰：奮也。 【章刃切】

                Criteria
              • INFLUENCE

                1. There is no current general word for influence, and the closest one gets to the notion is probably huà 化 "transform through one's influence".

                2. Fēng 風 refers to transformation through one's influence, and this is a very literary word.

                3. Jí 及 occasionally comes to refer to the impact something has on something else.

                4. Zhèn 振 refers to a deep and strong physical impact.

                5. Shī 施 occasionally comes to refer to a deliberate impact one has on other things.

              • RESCUE

                1. The current general word for rescuing someone is jiù 救.

                2. Jì 濟 refers to a successful campaign to save something from imminent decline or ruin.

                3. Zhěng 拯 is a dramatic word for a rescuing operation.

                4. Zhèn 振 is a dramatic word for a rescuing operation involving clear overtones of not only rescuing someone from an acute situation of danger but also following this operation up with lasting help.

                5. Zhèn 賑 refers to a rescuing operation centering around material help.

                Word relations