Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 真 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (镇)
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劉 Liu (trad)蓥 polish (alt) (simp)釘 nail (trad)釜 pot針 needle (trad/jp)鉛 lead (trad/jp)鉞 broad-axe (trad)鉦 ancient (trad)鉴 looking (simp)銎 eyehole to hang an axe by銜 title (trad)銮 bells hung on horse (simp)銷 put up for sale (trad)鋈 silver plating錄 record (trad)錢 coin (trad)錯 mistaken (trad/jp)錶 watch (trad)錾 engraving tool (simp)鍛 forge (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
鎮
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
鎮
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鎮
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鎮
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
鎮
Regular
Modern
Chinese
镇 / 鎮 [zhèn]
to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks)
Japanese
noun
- a weight
- temple supervisor
- town (of China)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鎮 いかりだに
Ikaridani unclassified name
鎮 いかりや
Ikariya unclassified name
鎮 おさむ
Osamu given name
鎮 しずみ
Shizumi unclassified name
鎮 しずむ
Shizumu given name
鎮 しずめ
Shizume surname
鎮 しずる
Shizuru female given name
鎮 ちん
Chin given name
鎮 まもる
Mamoru given name
鎮 やすし
Yasushi unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
城镇 [chéngzhèn] #5,838
town
小镇 [xiǎozhèn] #2,657
small town
乡镇 [xiāngzhèn] #39,617
village
镇定 [zhèndìng] #5,294
calm
镇静 [zhènjìng] #5,960
calm
镇压 [zhènyā] #12,987
suppression
镇静剂 [zhènjìngjì] #6,616
tranquilizer
镇长 [zhènzhǎng] #10,533
town headman
镇痛 [zhèntòng] #21,319
analgesic
村镇 [cūnzhèn] #52,935
hamlet (place)
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JAPANESE WORDS (60)
⭐ 静める [しずめる] #10,016
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.)
⭐ 静まる [しずまる] #10,021
to become quiet
鎮座 [ちんざ] #12,430
enshrinement
⭐ 鎮圧 [ちんあつ] #15,136
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.)
⭐ 重鎮 [じゅうちん] #17,034
leader
鎮火 [ちんか] #28,238
extinguishing
鎮静化 [ちんせいか] #29,403
calming down
⭐ 鎮魂 [ちんこん] #36,807
repose of a soul
⭐ 鎮痛剤 [ちんつうざい] #40,618
analgesic
鎮静 [ちんせい] #40,747
calming down
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