镇

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.

钅+真→镇
真TruePhonetic
钅MetalSemantic

把西瓜放进冰箱镇一镇,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,镇住了心里的紧张。

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

镇海

zhèn hǎi

Zhenhai district of Ningbo city 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 shi4], Zhejiang

藩镇

fān zhèn

lit. fence town

小镇

xiǎo zhèn

small town; village

村镇

cūn zhèn

hamlet (place)

镇江市

zhèn jiāng shì

Zhenjiang, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1 su1 Sheng3]

北镇

běi zhèn

see 北鎮市|北镇市[Bei3 zhen4 Shi4]

镇痛药

zhèn tòng yào

analgesic

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

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