镇

Character

镇 zhèn

HSK 6Character

a small town, smaller than a city

Radical: 钅
Strokes: 15
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 钅真
Traditional: 鎮
Frequency: #375 most common character

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Meaning

zhèn

zhen4

a small town, smaller than a city
to press down, or to make something calm
to make food or drinks very cold

Examples

我家在一个小镇上。
wǒ jiā zài yī gè xiǎo zhèn shàng
My home is in a small town.
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妈妈把饮料镇在冰箱里。
mā ma bǎ yǐn liào zhèn zài bīng xiāng lǐ
Mom chills the drinks in the fridge.
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他努力让自己镇定下来。
tā nǔ lì ràng zì jǐ zhèn dìng xià lái
He tried hard to calm himself down.
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Stroke order

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Words with 镇

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镇定zhèn dìngcalm and not worried, even when something bad happensWordHSK 7–9 镇住zhèn zhùto dominateWord 镇区zhèn qūtownshipWord 镇压zhèn yāsuppressionWord

镇原zhèn yuánZhenyuan, a county in Qingyang City 庆阳市 (Qìng yáng Shì), GansuSee 镇原县WordUnreviewed

镇台zhèn táigarrison commander (old)Word 镇咳zhèn kécough suppressantWord

镇坪zhèn píngZhenping, a county in Ankang City 安康市 (Ān kāng Shì), ShaanxiSee 镇坪县WordUnreviewed

镇妖zhèn yāoto drive away evil spiritsWord 镇子zhèn zitownWord

镇宁zhèn níngZhenning Buyei and Miao Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安顺市 (Ān shùn Shì), GuizhouSee 镇宁布依族苗族自治县WordUnreviewed

镇守zhèn shǒu(of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defendWord

Same radical 钅

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钱qián 铁tiě 错cuò 钟zhōng 银yín 镜jìng 钢gāng 锦jǐn 销xiāo 链liàn 针zhēn 铜tóng

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