zhèn

Traditional:

镇 (zhèn) is a Chinese word meaning “to press down; to calm; to subdue”.

Meanings

  1. 1to press down
  2. 2to calm
  3. 3to subdue
  4. 4to suppress
  5. 5to guard
  6. 6garrison
  7. 7small town
  8. 8to cool or chill (food or drinks)
Part of speech
verb, noun

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