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贞（貞）zhēnⅠ ❶ (忠于自己所重视的原则； 坚定不变) loyal; faithful: 坚 ～ staunch and faithful; 忠 ～ loyal and steadfast
❷ （贞洁的） chaste; pure: ～ 妇 chaste woman; ～ 女 chaste girl Ⅱ ❶ （封建礼教指女子的贞节） (of women) chastity; virginity: 守 ～ keep one's virginity
❷ （古代指占卜） divination (in ancient times)
❸ （姓氏） a surname: ～ 文 Zhen Wen
◆贞操 chastity; virginity; loyalty; moral integrity; 贞节 chastity or virginity, i.e. remaining chaste and faithful to one's husband or betrothed, even after his death, as demanded by the Confucian moral code; 贞烈 ready to die to preserve one's chastity; courageous to maintain one's virtue or integrity |