镇

zhèn

“To press down” in Chinese is 镇 (zhèn).

Other characters with the syllable zhen: see all 11 →

Meaning

to press down
to calm
to subdue

Show 5 more meanings

to suppress
to guard
garrison
small town
to cool or chill (food or drinks)

Example

敌人靠近城镇。

The enemy approaches the town.

From 城镇 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Words containing 镇

城镇chéngzhèntownHSK 6 镇定zhèndìngcalmHSK 7-9

More HSK 6 characters

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