zhèn

to press down

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

metal (钅) + sound (真) = press down, subdue, garrison

真 lends its sound zhèn; the metal radical anchors the idea of something heavy pressing down — a metal weight that holds things in place, calms unrest, or guards a settlement.

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把西瓜放进冰箱一镇,吃起来更凉爽。

bǎ xī guā fàng jìn bīng xiāng zhèn yī zhèn, chī qǐ lái gèng liáng shuǎng.

Put the watermelon in the fridge to chill for a bit, it tastes more refreshing.

他深吸一口气,住了心里的紧张。

tā shēn xī yī kǒu qì, zhèn zhù le xīn lǐ de jǐn zhāng.

He took a deep breath and suppressed the nervousness inside him.

Words with 镇

乡镇

xiāng zhèn

village

金城镇

jīn chéng zhèn

Jincheng (common place name)

金沙镇

jīn shā zhèn

Chinsha town in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan

金湖镇

jīn hú zhèn

Chinhu town in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan

镇住

zhèn zhù

to dominate

镇区

zhèn qū

township

镇原

zhèn yuán

see 鎮原縣|镇原县[Zhen4 yuan2 Xian4]

镇原县

zhèn yuán xiàn

Zhenyuan, a county in Qingyang City 慶陽市|庆阳市[Qing4 yang2 Shi4], Gansu

镇反运动

zhèn fǎn yùn dòng

Campaign to Suppress Counterrevolutionaries (PRC political campaign from 1950-1952), abbr. for 鎮壓反革命運動|镇压反革命运动[Zhen4 ya1 Fan3 ge2 ming4 Yun4 dong4]

镇台

zhèn tái

garrison commander (old)

镇咳

zhèn ké

cough suppressant

镇坪

zhèn píng

Zhenping County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi

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