| 鎮 | 1122B55 81A.80-2 | 部居  | 畫數 18 | ㄓㄣˋ [zhen4] | ||
| N. | (1) A town, a hamlet, a trading center: 巿鎮 village or town, with marketing facilities; 鄉鎮 a village settlement or village in gen.; 鎮上人 townsfolk, village folk. (2) A commander (in Mirng and Ching Dyns.); a division (in army system of late 19th cen.). | |||||
| V.t. | (1) To suppress, keep down or keep in order: 鎮痛 [zhen4tong4]↓; 鎮守 [zhen4shou3]↓; 鎮紙 [zhen4zhi3]↓. (2) To suppress demons by magic: 鎮鬼 to shut up demon (as in pagoda basement); 鎮物 [zhen4wu4]↓. (3) To cool by ice: 冰鎮. | |||||
| Adj. | Calm, settled: 鎮定[zhen4ding4]↓; 鎮日 (related 整) [zhen4ri4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 鎮定 [zhen4ding4], v.t. & adj., to calm (mind); be calm, settled. 2. 鎮撫 [zhen4fu3], v.t., to pacify (rebellious district). 3. 鎮公所 [zhen4gong1suo3], n., township office, self-government office of a [zhen4] (subdivision of city or village). 4. 鎮長 [zhen4zhang3], n., township chief, chief of [zhen4] (see N.1↑). 5. 鎮靜 [zhen4jing4], adj., calm, unruffled despite crisis; 鎮靜劑 sedatives or tranquilizer. 6. 鎮紙 [zhen4zhi3], n., a paperweight; a brass frame for keeping paper flat during writing. 7. 鎮日 [zhen4ri4], adv., the whole day (also 整日). 8. 鎮守 [zhen4shou3], v.t., to guard (city, region); 鎮守使 formerly, Defense Commissioner. 9. 鎮痛 [zhen4tong4], v.i. to relieve pain; [zhen4tong4], 鎮痛劑 sedative. 10. 鎮物 [zhen4wu4], n., (Taoist magic) object containing a curse for magical suppression of evil spirit. 11. 鎮壓 [zhen4ya1], v.t., to suppress (riot, rebellion). | |||||