鎮
U+93AE
18 STROKES
Entry·pron. zhèn
ㄓㄣˋ
“to suppress or calm; to guard or garrison; a small town or market place; to press down”
Taiwan rank
#913
Radical
金metal/gold
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Words containing this character
Common words in our dictionary built on this character
- 鄉鎮ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄣˋtownship; a small administrative division in China below county level; a small town or rural town
- 小鎮small town; village; a small urban settlement in rural or suburban China
- 鎮長ㄓㄣˋ ㄓㄤˇmayor of a town; head of a town's administration; the chief executive of a township.
- 鎮公所ㄓㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙㄨㄛˇtownship office; the administrative office of a township (town) in Taiwan's local government; handles civil affairs, finance, construction, household registration, and military service
- 城鎮ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣˋtown; a small urban settlement; a city or town (in mainland usage often refers to both cities and towns collectively).
- 鎮壓to suppress; to put down; to quell (a rebellion, uprising, or unrest) by force; to repress
- 鎮民town residents; people living in a town or small city; townspeople
- 重鎮strategic town; major center for commerce, culture, or tourism; influential official with military power (Taiwan).
- 鎮定calm; composed; unperturbed; cool-headed; not flustered in a crisis
- 平鎮ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄣˋPingzhen; a district in Taoyuan City, Taiwan; historically a defensive watchpost renamed for its role in safeguarding the community.
- 坐鎮to be stationed at a post to defend it; to command from a strategic location; to oversee operations on-site
- 埔里鎮ㄆㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄣˋtownship in Nantou County, Taiwan; located near the geographic center of the island; known for its mild climate, sugarcane, wine, and butterfly habitat.
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