zhèn HSK6

press down, town

Senses

/ 鎮 zhèn town

town; administrative unit between a village and a city; trading center

/ 鎮 zhèn to calm

to settle or stabilize; to ease someone's feelings

/ 鎮 zhèn to chill

to cool or chill food or drinks by placing them in ice or cold water

/ 鎮 zhèn to suppress

to press down; to keep down with weights; to subdue or suppress by force or magic

/ 鎮 zhèn to guard

to guard or garrison a post with military force

/ 鎮 zhèn [time]

(literary) whole; all; used to describe a full duration of time, as in 镇日 zhèn​rì

/ 鎮 zhèn paperweight

(bound form) heavy object used to press things down, such as a paperweight; presser

/ 鎮 zhèn garrison post

(bound form) a place of strategic military importance; garrison post

/ 鎮 zhèn surname

a Chinese surname

References

variant 鎭/鎭 镇/鎮