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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
zhèn - to press down
- to calm
- to subdue
- to suppress
- to guard
- garrison
- small town
- to cool or chill (food or drinks)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 6 1,692 1,476 2,599

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

Semantic:

Hint:

Metal

Other Words Containing

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 6 1,692 1,476 2,599
小镇 - - 2,657 - -
镇子 - - 4,472 43,590 51,528
镇定 6 7 5,294 15,078 12,662
城镇 - 6 5,838 3,157 13,697
镇静 6 - 5,960 16,970 16,611
镇静剂 - - 6,616 48,655 41,587
镇长 - - 10,533 24,119 38,016
镇压 6 - 12,987 11,165 18,663
冰镇 - - 16,274 43,033 24,066
镇痛 - - 21,319 16,972 29,291
镇住 - - 25,932 46,799 39,102
镇静药 - - 29,750 - -
镇痛剂 - - 32,258 86,503 97,493
镇纸 - - 35,174 103,177 80,556
坐镇 - - 36,563 17,419 29,917
市镇 - - 38,735 29,096 56,990
乡镇 6 - 39,617 4,107 20,051
吴镇宇 - - 41,686 40,166 24,107
重镇 - - 52,377 23,919 47,718
村镇 - - 52,935 16,483 30,108
集镇 - - 53,519 23,323 56,009
镇守 - - 58,537 28,397 61,060
镇区 - - 69,372 - -