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镇 - zhèn

town, market place; suppress

town, market place; suppress

How to read 镇

Click 镇 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinzhèn
Englishtown, market place; suppress
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

镇住 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 镇原. Please read 镇台 one more time.

Common words with this character

to dominate; to control; to subdue
see 鎮原縣|镇原县[Zhen4 yuan2 Xian4]
garrison commander
cough suppressant

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 镇 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 镇住 and 镇原 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 镇.