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震旦纪

zhèn dàn jìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Sinian (c. 800-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-fcbe73b5eb773243. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

震旦紀 震旦纪 [zhen4 dan4 ji4] /Sinian (c. 800-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era/

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Other forms in these source records: 震旦紀

  • 震
    zhèn

    to shake / to vibrate / to jolt / to quake / excited / shocked / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing thunder / ☳

  • 旦
    dàn

    (literary) dawn / daybreak / dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)

  • 纪
    jì

    order / discipline / age / era / period / to chronicle

    Jǐ

    surname Ji / also pr. [Jì]

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