镇
to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks)
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Dict coverage rank #888 U+9547
How 镇 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
钅 (semantic, “metal”) + 真 (phonetic, zhēn)
How to remember it
at ease · Heisig RSH #286
metal + 真 true
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 真
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 真 (zhēn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 真 sound component | zhēn | real, actual, true, genuine |
| 颠 | diān | peak, summit, top; to upset |
| 填 | tián | to fill, to pad, to stuff |
| 慎 | shèn | cautious, prudent |
| 嗔 | chēn | to be angry at, to rebuke, to scold |
| 滇 | diān | Yunnan province |
| 缜 | zhěn | fine, detailed; closely woven |
| 禛 | zhēn | to receive blessings |
| 瑱 | tiàn | a jade earring |
| 瞋 | chēn | to glare |
| 鬒 | zhěn | glossy black hair |
| 稹 | zhěn | to accumulate |
Words containing 镇
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 城镇化水平 | chéng zhèn huà shuǐ píng | urbanization level (of a city or town) |
| 天镇县 | Tiān zhèn Xiàn | Tianzhen, a county in Datong City 大同市[Da4 tong2 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 镇海区 | Zhèn hǎi Qū | Zhenhai, a district of Ningbo City 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 Shi4], Zhejiang |
| 镇安县 | Zhèn ān Xiàn | Zhen'an, a county in Shangluo City 商洛市[Shang1 luo4 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 镇平县 | Zhèn píng Xiàn | Zhenping, a county in Nanyang City 南陽市|南阳市[Nan2 yang2 Shi4], Henan |
| 镇反运动 | Zhèn fǎn Yùn dòng | Campaign to Suppress Counterrevolutionaries (PRC political campaign from 1950-1952), abbr.… |
| 新市镇 | xīn shì zhèn | new town; planned community |
| 镇巴县 | Zhèn bā Xiàn | Zhenba, a county in Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[Han4 zhong1 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 城镇化 | chéng zhèn huà | urbanization |
| 金城镇 | Jīn chéng zhèn | Jincheng (common place name); Chincheng town in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Ki… |
| 镇江市 | Zhèn jiāng Shì | Zhenjiang, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1 su1 Sheng3] |
| 前镇区 | Qián zhèn Qū | Cianjhen, a district of Kaohsiung City 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 Shi4], Taiwan |
| 北镇市 | Běi zhèn Shì | Beizhen, a county-level city in Jinzhou City 錦州市|锦州市[Jin3 zhou1 Shi4], Liaoning |
| 清镇市 | Qīng zhèn Shì | Qingzhen, a county-level city in Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 镇流器 | zhèn liú qì | electrical ballast |
| 镇原县 | Zhèn yuán Xiàn | Zhenyuan, a county in Qingyang City 慶陽市|庆阳市[Qing4 yang2 Shi4], Gansu |
| 镇宁布依族苗族自治县 | Zhèn níng Bù yī zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn | Zhenning Buyei and Miao Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 镇宁县 | Zhèn níng Xiàn | see 鎮寧布依族苗族自治縣|镇宁布依族苗族自治县[Zhen4 ning2 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 镇远县 | Zhèn yuǎn Xiàn | Zhenyuan, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治… |
| 景德镇市 | Jǐng dé zhèn Shì | Jingdezhen, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3] |