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to press down / to calm / to subdue / to suppress / to guard / garrison / small town / to cool or chill (food or drinks)
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How to pronounce 鎮

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n4 final

In the encampment’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

鎮 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
jīn = ji + (e)n1
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
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jīn = ji + (e)n1
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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zhēn = zh + (e)n1
really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine
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Characters with 鎮 as component

鎮 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 鎮

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Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Zhapu town and port on north of Hangzhou Bay 杭州灣|杭州湾 in Zhejiang
Jiugongshan town in Tongshan county, Xianning prefecture-level city 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei

Sentences with 鎮

鎮 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhèn

to press down / to calm / to subdue / to suppress / to guard / garrison / small town / to cool or chill (food or drinks)

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