獉 (zhēn) - Dense, wild, and primitive vegetation & uncultivated land overgrown with trees and bushes

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獉 · zhēn

Dense, wild, and primitive vegetation;

uncultivated land overgrown with trees and bushes;

wilderness.

Dense, wild, and primitive vegetationuncultivated land overgrown with trees and busheswilderness.

Usage highlights

Dense wildernessWild and primitive stateOvergrown with vegetationUncultivated landPrimitive wilderness

Synonyms

  • 莽— wild, uncultivated land
  • 荒— wild, desolate, uncultivated
  • 榛— thicket, underbrush

Antonyms

  • 耕— cultivated, plowed
  • 垦— reclaimed (land)
  • 治— governed, managed

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient forest was dense and untouched (獉獉).
  • They explored the wild, overgrown region (獉狉之地).
  • The land was in a primitive, uncultivated state (獉榛).

Collocations

  • Dense wilderness(獉獉)
  • Wild and primitive state(獉狉)
  • Overgrown with vegetation(獉榛)
  • Uncultivated land(獉莽)
  • Primitive wilderness(獉荒)

Idioms

  • In a primitive, uncultivated state(獉獉狉狉)
  • Wild and overgrown with vegetation(草木獉獉)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 獉 describes a state of nature before human cultivation or civilization.
  • It evokes imagery of ancient, primordial forests and untouched wilderness.
  • The character is rare in modern usage but appears in classical texts describing natural landscapes.

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