Definitions

zhēn frame; classifier for paintings etc; Taiwan pr. [zhèng]

Etymology phono-semantic

cloth

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character 帧, originally represented by the traditional form 幀, is constructed from the radical 巾, which signifies cloth, combined with the phonetic component 貞 to guide its pronunciation, implying an early connection to fabric-based items like hangings or mounted scrolls. Its semantic focus gradually narrowed from these broader textile objects to specifically indicate a picture frame, a shift aligned with evolving methods of displaying and preserving visual artworks. In modern contexts, this meaning has extended metaphorically to technical domains, where it denotes a single static image within a moving sequence, such as in animation or digital video. The contemporary simplified variant 帧 maintains this conceptual foundation, preserving the cloth radical alongside the simplified phonetic element 贞.

Example Sentences Hide

画面很清晰。

Zhè zhēn huàmiàn hěn qīngxī.

This frame of the picture is very clear.

视频播放很流畅,没有掉

Shìpín bōfàng hěn liúchàng, méiyǒu diào zhēn.

The video plays very smoothly without dropping frames.

动画是由一图像组成的。

Dònghuà shì yóu yī zhēn zhēn túxiàng zǔchéng de.

Animation is composed of frame after frame of images.

游戏的每一都渲染得很精美。

Yóuxì de měi yī zhēn dōu xuànrǎn de hěn jīngměi.

Every frame of the game is rendered beautifully.

我们需要提高视频的速率。

Wǒmen xūyào tígāo shìpín de zhēn sùlǜ.

We need to increase the video's frame rate.

这段录像的每一都经过了分析。

Zhè duàn lùxiàng de měi yī zhēn dōu jīngguòle fēnxī.

Every frame of this video recording has been analyzed.

编码器优化后,压缩效率提升了,但质量保持不变。

Biānmǎ qì yōuhuà hòu, yāsuō xiàolǜ tíshēng le, dàn zhēn zhìliàng bǎochí bù biàn.

After the encoder was optimized, the compression efficiency improved, but the frame quality remained unchanged.

由于实时渲染的计算量巨大,开发者必须精细地平衡时间与画面细节。

Yóuyú shíshí xuànrǎn de jìsuàn liàng jùdà, kāifā zhě bìxū jīngxì de pínghéng zhēn shíjiān yǔ huàmiàn xìjié.

Due to the enormous computational load of real-time rendering, developers must meticulously balance frame time and visual detail.