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Character Decomposition
镇=钅+真
Etymology
metal
Meanings
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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Words with 镇 230 total
lit. fence town · buffer region (between enemies) · Tang dynasty system of provincial administration under a provincial governor jié dù shǐ藩镇fān zhèniced冰镇bīng zhènsmall town市镇shì zhèntownships and towns (collective term for the two principal township-level administrative divisions) · small towns (general sense)乡镇xiāng zhènsmall town; village小镇xiǎo zhèntown headman · mayor (of small town or village) · bailiff镇长zhèn zhǎng
Idioms with 镇 4 total Chain
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