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See also: 鎭 and 镇

鎮	U+93AE, 鎮 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-93AE

← 鎭
[U+93AD]

CJK Unified Ideographs Category:CJK Unified Ideographs block#*0000037806

鎯 →
[U+93AF]

Category:Han script characters#%20鎮

Translingual

Traditional	鎮
Simplified	镇
Japanese	鎮
Korean	鎭

Han character

鎮Category:Translingual lemmas#金10鎮 Category:Translingual terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#金10鎮 Category:Translingual symbols#金10鎮 Category:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#金10鎮 Category:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#金10鎮 Category:Pages with entries#鎮 Category:Pages with 5 entries#鎮 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+10, 18 strokes, cangjie input 金十月金 (CJBC), four-corner 8418₁, composition ⿰釒真)Category:Han script characters#金10鎮

Derived characters

𤄱Category:Translingual links with redundant wikilinks#鎮 Category:Translingual links with redundant alt parameters#鎮

Related characters

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1318, character 17
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40745
Dae Jaweon: page 1818, character 7
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4238, character 1
Unihan data for U+93AE

Chinese

trad.		鎮/鎭
simp.		镇
2nd round simp.		𰾂
alternative forms		瑱

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 鎮
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (真) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
寘	*tjels
䡩	*kʰriːn
黰	ʔriːn, ʔljinʔ
顛	tiːn, tʰiːns
滇	tiːn, tʰiːns, *diːn
齻	*tiːn
槙	tiːn, tjinʔ
瘨	*tiːn
傎	*tiːn
蹎	*tiːn
厧	*tiːn
巔	*tiːn
癲	*tiːn
瑱	tʰiːns, tins
填	diːn, diːns, tin, tins
窴	diːn, diːns
闐	diːn, diːns
磌	diːn, tjin
鷏	*diːn
嗔	diːn, tʰjin
搷	*diːn
鎮	tin, tins
縝	tʰin, ʔljinʔ, *tʰjin
真	*ʔljin
禛	*tjin
稹	ʔljin, ʔljinʔ
蒖	*tjin
鬒	*ʔljinʔ
瞋	*tʰjin
謓	*tʰjin
慎	*djins

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tin, *tins)Category:Han phono-semantic compounds#金10: semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 真 (OC *ʔljin)Category:Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#鎮 – to press down on (with a metal weight).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zhèn (zhen⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zen⁴

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): zhēn

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): zhēn
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zan³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): zin¹
Gan (Wiktionary): jin⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chṳ́n

(Hailu, HRS): zhin^ˊ

(Meixian, Guangdong): zen³
Jin (Wiktionary): zeng³
Northern Min (KCR): de̿ng
Eastern Min (BUC): déng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ding⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tìn

(Teochew, Peng'im): ding³ / dêng³ / diang³
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵tsen / ⁵cien / ⁵tseen
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhen⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèn
  - Wade–Giles: chên⁴
  - Yale: jèn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenn
  - Palladius: чжэнь (čžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: zen⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zen
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sən²¹³/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: zhēn
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂẽ⁵⁵/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: zhēn
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): zhen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂə̃⁴⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zan³
  - Yale: jan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzan³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zen³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: zin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sin³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: jin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́n
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziin^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zin³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: zhin^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃin²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: zen³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sən³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: zeng³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡səŋ⁴⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: de̿ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /teiŋ³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: déng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛiŋ²¹³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ding⁴
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: di̍ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tìn
  - Tâi-lô: tìn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dixn
  - IPA (Taipei): /tin¹¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /tin⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /tin²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ding³ / dêng³ / diang³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tìng / tèng / tiàng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ²¹³/, /teŋ²¹³/, /tiaŋ²¹³/

Note:

dêng3 - Jieyang;
diang3 - Chaoyang.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou, Jiaxing, Haining, Hangzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tsen
  - MiniDict: tsen^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tsen
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sən³⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡sən⁵²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /t͡sən³³⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Haining): /t͡sən⁴⁴⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡sen⁴⁵/
- (Northern: Jingjiang)
  - Wugniu: ⁵cien
  - Sinological IPA (Jingjiang): /t͡ɕiəŋ⁵²/
- (Northern: Shaoxing)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tseen
  - MiniDict: tsen^去
  - Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /t͡sẽ³³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: zhen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂən⁴⁵/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡sən⁴⁵/

Middle Chinese: trin, trinH

Rime
Character	鎮	鎮
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	知 (9)	知 (9)
Final (韻)	眞 (44)	眞 (44)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	陟鄰切	陟刃切
Baxter	trin	trinH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈˠiɪn/	/ʈˠiɪn^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈᵚin/	/ʈᵚin^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶien/	/ȶien^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈjin/	/ʈjin^H/
Li Rong	/ȶjĕn/	/ȶjĕn^H/
Wang Li	/ȶǐĕn/	/ȶǐĕn^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȶi̯ĕn/	/ȶi̯ĕn^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhēn	zhèn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zan¹	zan³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*t<r>i[n]-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*tin/, /*tins/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	鎮
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zhèn
Middle Chinese	‹ trin^H ›
Old Chinese	/*t<r>i[n]-s/
English	press down
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鎮	鎮
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	17062	17064
Phonetic component	眞	眞
Rime group	眞	眞
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	珍	鎭
Old Chinese	/*tin/	/*tins/

Definitions

鎮Category:Chinese lemmas#金10 Category:Chinese hanzi#金10 Category:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#金10 Category:Pages with entries#鎮 Category:Pages with 5 entries#鎮

to press down; to suppress; to repress; to subdue
鎮住／镇住 ― zhèn zhù ― to dominate; to subdueCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples

鎮壓／镇压 ― zhènyā ― repressionCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples
to guard; to garrison
鎮守／镇守 ― zhènshǒu ― to guardCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples
to calm; to tranquilize; to sedate
鎮定／镇定 ― zhèndìng ― calmCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples

鎮痛／镇痛 ― zhèntòng ― pain killerCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples
to awe; to frighten
(of food or drinks) to cool; to chill
冰鎮／冰镇 ― bīngzhèn ― icedCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples
stronghold; garrison
town; township
這個鎮建於1610年。／这个镇建于1610年。 ― Zhè ge zhèn jiàn yú 1610 nián. ― The town was founded in 1610.Category:Mandarin terms with usage examples
whole; entire (day)
(archaic Category:Chinese terms with archaic senses#金10) for a long time; enduringly; frequently
used in 鎮星／镇星 (Zhènxīng, “Saturn”)
(Hokkien Category:Hokkien Chinese#金10, Teochew Category:Teochew Chinese#金10) to block; to impede; to be a hindrance
鎮塊／镇块 [Hokkien] ― tìn-tè [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to block the wayCategory:Hokkien terms with collocations
(Eastern Min Category:Eastern Min Chinese#金10, of color) deep, dark
鎮桃紅／镇桃红 [Eastern Min] ― déng-tò̤-hè̤ng / [tiŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(tʰ-)no⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^(h-)øyŋ⁵³] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA] ― deep pink Category:Eastern Min terms with usage examples
(Eastern Min Category:Eastern Min Chinese#金10, of beverage) strong, concentrated
者茶泡過鎮去 [Eastern Min, trad.]
者茶泡过镇去 [Eastern Min, simp.]
Ciā dà páu guó déng ó̤ / [t͡sia³³ ta⁵³ pʰɑu²¹³ kuɔ²¹³ tɛiŋ²¹³ ɔ²¹³] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA]
This tea has been brewed too strong.
Category:Eastern Min terms with usage examples
(Eastern Min Category:Eastern Min Chinese#金10, of sound or voice) deep and resonant
Synonym: 渾厚 / 浑厚 (húnhòu)
a surnameCategory:Chinese surnames#金10

Synonyms

(to suppress):

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主宰 (zhǔzǎi)
主張 / 主张 (zhǔzhāng) (archaic)
克制 (kèzhì)
克治 (kèzhì) (literary)
制壓 / 制压 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
制禦 / 制御 (zhìyù) (literary)
制約 / 制约 (zhìyuē)
君 (jūn) (literary)
執掌 / 执掌 (zhízhǎng)
壓制 / 压制 (yāzhì)
壓抑 / 压抑 (yāyì)
局 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
局限 (júxiàn)
左右 (zuǒyòu)
把
抑制 (yìzhì)
把持 (bǎchí)
把控 (bǎkòng)
把攬 / 把揽 (bǎlǎn)
抵制 (dǐzhì)
拘束 (jūshù)
按 (àn)
按捺 (ànnà) (usually in the negative)
控 (literary, or in compounds)
控制 (kòngzhì)
掌控 (zhǎngkòng)
掌握 (zhǎngwò)
提控 (tíkòng) (literary)
撥弄 / 拨弄 (bōnòng)
撙節 / 撙节 (zǔnjié)
操控 (cāokòng)
操縱 / 操纵 (cāozòng)
擺佈 / 摆布 (bǎibù)
擺治 / 摆治 (bǎizhì) (regional)
支配 (zhīpèi)
收斂 / 收敛 (shōuliǎn)
束 (literary, or in compounds)
束縛 / 束缚 (shùfù)
柄 (literary, or in compounds)
框 (kuàng)
禁錮 / 禁锢 (jìngù) (figurative)
積壓 / 积压 (jīyā) (figurative)
節制 / 节制 (jiézhì)
節撙 / 节撙 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
管制 (guǎnzhì)
管束 (guǎnshù)
約束 / 约束 (yuēshù)
統御 / 统御 (tǒngyù) (literary)
統治 / 统治 (tǒngzhì)
羈束 / 羁束 (jīshù) (literary)
裁 (cái) (literary, or in compounds)
遏抑 (èyì) (literary)
限 (xiàn)
限乏 (Xiamen Hokkien)
限制 (xiànzhì)
駕 / 驾 (jià)
駕馭 / 驾驭 (jiàyù) (figurative)

(to awe): 震懾／震慑 (zhènshè)
(town):

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小鎮 / 小镇 (xiǎozhèn)
市鎮 / 市镇 (shìzhèn)
市集 (shìjí)
鎮子 / 镇子 (zhènzi) (colloquial)
集鎮 / 集镇 (jízhèn)

(strong; concentrated):

Dialectal synonyms of 釅 (“(of a liquid) concentrated; (of a beverage) strong”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		釅, 濃
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	釅
	Taiwan	濃
	Singapore	濃
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	釅
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	釅
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	釅
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	釅
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	濃
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	濃
Cantonese	Guangzhou	濃
	Hong Kong	濃
	Taishan	濃
	Yangjiang	濃
	Singapore (Guangfu)	濃
Gan	Nanchang	釅
Hakka	Meixian	釅
Jin	Taiyuan	釅
Northern Min	Jian'ou	濃
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	濃, 鎮
Southern Min	Xiamen	厚
	Quanzhou	厚
	Zhangzhou	厚
	Tainan	厚
	Singapore (Hokkien)	厚
	Manila (Hokkien)	厚
	Chaozhou	釅, 厚
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	厚, 濃
Wu	Suzhou	濃
Wu	Wenzhou	濃
Xiang	Changsha	釅
Xiang	Shuangfeng	釅, 濃