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Translingual
Han character
鎮 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+10, 18 strokes, cangjie input 金十月金 (CJBC), four-corner 84181, composition ⿰釒真)
Derived characters
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
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 寘
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*tjels
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| 䡩
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*kʰriːn
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| 黰
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*ʔriːn, *ʔljinʔ
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| 顛
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*tiːn, *tʰiːns
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| 滇
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*tiːn, *tʰiːns, *diːn
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| 齻
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*tiːn
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| 槙
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*tiːn, *tjinʔ
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| 瘨
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*tiːn
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| 傎
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*tiːn
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| 蹎
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*tiːn
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| 厧
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*tiːn
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| 巔
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*tiːn
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| 癲
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*tiːn
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| 瑱
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*tʰiːns, *tins
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| 填
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*diːn, *diːns, *tin, *tins
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| 窴
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*diːn, *diːns
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| 闐
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*diːn, *diːns
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| 磌
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*diːn, *tjin
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| 鷏
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*diːn
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| 嗔
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*diːn, *tʰjin
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| 搷
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*diːn
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| 鎮
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*tin, *tins
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| 縝
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*tʰin, *ʔljinʔ, *tʰjin
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| 真
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*ʔljin
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| 禛
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*tjin
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| 稹
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*ʔljin, *ʔljinʔ
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| 蒖
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*tjin
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| 鬒
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*ʔljinʔ
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| 瞋
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*tʰjin
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| 謓
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*tʰjin
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| 慎
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*djins
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tin, *tins) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 真 (OC *ʔljin) – to press down on (with a metal weight).
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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鎮
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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zhèn
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ trinH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*t<r>i-s/
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| English
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press down
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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鎮
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鎮
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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17062
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17064
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Phonetic
component
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眞
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眞
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Rime
group
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眞
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眞
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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珍
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鎭
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Old
Chinese
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/*tin/
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/*tins/
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Definitions
鎮
- to press down; to suppress; to repress; to subdue
- 鎮住／镇住 ― zhèn zhù ― to dominate; to subdue
- 鎮壓／镇压 ― zhènyā ― repression
- to guard; to garrison
- 鎮守／镇守 ― zhènshǒu ― to guard
- to calm; to tranquilize; to sedate
- 鎮定／镇定 ― zhèndìng ― calm
- 鎮痛／镇痛 ― zhèntòng ― pain killer
- to awe; to frighten
- (of food or drinks) to cool; to chill
- 冰鎮／冰镇 ― bīngzhèn ― iced
- 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.
- whole; entire (day)
- (archaic) for a long time; enduringly; frequently
- Used in 鎮星／镇星 (Zhènxīng, “Saturn”).
- (Hokkien, Teochew) to block; to impede; to be a hindrance
- 鎮塊／镇块 [Hokkien] ― tìn-tè [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to block the way
- a surname
Synonyms
- 主宰 (zhǔzǎi)
- 主張／主张 (zhǔzhāng) (archaic)
- 克制 (kèzhì)
- 克治 (kèzhì) (literary)
- 制約／制约 (zhìyuē)
- 君 (jūn) (literary)
- 執掌／执掌 (zhízhǎng)
- 壓制／压制 (yāzhì)
- 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)
- 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)
Compounds
Descendants
References
Japanese
Kanji
鎮
(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 鎭)
- to hold down; to press down; to suppress
- to calm down; to relax
- a weight
Readings
Korean
Hanja
鎮 (eumhun 진압할 진 (jinaphal jin))
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Vietnamese
Han character
鎮: Hán Nôm readings: trấn, chắn, chận, dấn, sán, sấn, trớn, giấn
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Derived terms