鎮

鎮 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+10, 18 strokes, cangjie input 金十月金 (CJBC), four-corner 8418₁, composition ⿰釒真)

• 𤄱

• 鎭 (Orthodox form in Kangxi dictionary)
• 镇 (Simplified Chinese)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1318, character 17
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40745
• Dae Jaweon: page 1818, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4238, character 1
• Unihan data for U+93AE

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tin, *tins): semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 真 (OC *ʔljin) – to press down on (with a metal weight).

鎮

1. to press down; to suppress; to repress; to subdue

   鎮住／镇住  ―  zhèn zhù  ―  to dominate; to subdue

   鎮壓／镇压  ―  zhènyā  ―  repression

2. to guard; to garrison

   鎮守／镇守  ―  zhènshǒu  ―  to guard

3. to calm; to tranquilize; to sedate

   鎮定／镇定  ―  zhèndìng  ―  calm

   鎮痛／镇痛  ―  zhèntòng  ―  pain killer

4. to awe; to frighten
5. (of food or drinks) to cool; to chill

   冰鎮／冰镇  ―  bīngzhèn  ―  iced

6. stronghold; garrison
7. town; township

   這個鎮建於1610年。／这个镇建于1610年。  ―  Zhè ge zhèn jiàn yú 1610 nián.  ―  The town was founded in 1610.

8. whole; entire (day)
9. (archaic) for a long time; enduringly; frequently
10. used in 鎮星／镇星 (Zhènxīng, “Saturn”)
11. (Hokkien, Teochew) to block; to impede; to be a hindrance

    鎮塊／镇块 [Hokkien]  ―  tìn-tè [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to block the way

12. (Eastern Min, of color) deep, dark

    鎮桃紅／镇桃红 [Eastern Min]  ―  déng-tò̤-hè̤ng / [tiŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(tʰ-)no⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^(h-)øyŋ⁵³] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA]  ―  deep pink

13. (Eastern Min, of beverage) strong, concentrated

    者茶泡過鎮去 [Eastern Min, trad.]
    者茶泡过镇去 [Eastern Min, simp.]

    Ciā dà páu guó déng ó̤ / [t͡sia³³ ta⁵³ pʰɑu²¹³ kuɔ²¹³ tɛiŋ²¹³ ɔ²¹³] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA]

    This tea has been brewed too strong.

14. (Eastern Min, of sound or voice) deep and resonant

    Synonym: 渾厚 / 浑厚 (húnhòu)

15. a surname

• (to suppress):

• (to awe): 震懾／震慑 (zhènshè)
• (town):

• (strong; concentrated):

• → Lü: ᦵᦈᦲᧃᧈ (ṫsoen¹)
• → Zhuang: cin

• “鎮”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 鎭)

1. to hold down, to press down, to suppress
2. to calm down, to relax
3. a weight

• Go-on: ちん (chin, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: ちん (chin, Jōyō)
• Sō-on: しん (shin)
• Kun: しずまる (shizumaru, 鎮まる, Jōyō)^{←しづまる (sidumaru, 鎮まる, historical)}、しずめる (shizumeru, 鎮める, Jōyō)^{←しづめる (sidumeru, 鎮める, historical)}、おさえ (osae, 鎮え)

鎮 (eumhun 진압할 진 (jinaphal jin))

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鎮: Hán Nôm readings: trấn, chắn, chận, dấn, sán, sấn, trớn, giấn

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