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at ease

HSK 10 N1
zhèn
チン
しず.める、しず.まる、おさえ
Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 真 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鎮)
gold+ true =
at ease
Meaning component
jīn gold
Phonetic component
zhēn true
real, actual, true, genuine
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Simplified (镇)
metal 🇨🇳+ true =
press down, town
Meaning component
jīn metal 🇨🇳
metal
钅 is a component form of 金.
Phonetic component
zhēn true
real, actual, true, genuine
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [zhèn]
to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks)
Japanese
ちん しず (old) 同音

noun

  1. Buddhism archaic a weight
  2. temple supervisor
  3. town (of China)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
いかりだに
Ikaridani unclassified name
いかりや
Ikariya unclassified name
おさむ
Osamu given name
しずみ
Shizumi unclassified name
しずむ
Shizumu given name
しずめ
Shizume surname
しずる
Shizuru female given name
ちん
Chin given name
まもる
Mamoru given name
やすし
Yasushi unclassified name