鎮U+93AE18 STROKES
Entry·pron. zhèn
ㄓㄣˋ
“to suppress or calm; to guard or garrison; a small town or market place; to press down”
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- 鄉鎮ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄣˋtownship; a small administrative division in China below county level; a small town or rural town
- 小鎮ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄣˋsmall town; village; a small urban settlement in rural or suburban China
- 鎮長ㄓㄣˋ ㄓㄤˇmayor of a town; head of a town's administration; the chief executive of a township.
- 鎮公所ㄓㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙㄨㄛˇtownship office; the administrative office of a township (town) in Taiwan's local government; handles civil affairs, finance, construction, household registration, and military service
- 城鎮ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣˋtown; a small urban settlement; a city or town (in mainland usage often refers to both cities and towns collectively).
- 鎮壓ㄓㄣˋ ㄧㄚto suppress; to put down; to quell (a rebellion, uprising, or unrest) by force; to repress
- 鎮民ㄓㄣˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊtown residents; people living in a town or small city; townspeople
- 重鎮ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄣˋstrategic town; major center for commerce, culture, or tourism; influential official with military power (Taiwan).
- 鎮定ㄓㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋcalm; composed; unperturbed; cool-headed; not flustered in a crisis
- 平鎮ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄣˋPingzhen; a district in Taoyuan City, Taiwan; historically a defensive watchpost renamed for its role in safeguarding the community.
- 坐鎮ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄣˋto be stationed at a post to defend it; to command from a strategic location; to oversee operations on-site
- 埔里鎮ㄆㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄣˋtownship in Nantou County, Taiwan; located near the geographic center of the island; known for its mild climate, sugarcane, wine, and butterfly habitat.
- 鎮守ㄓㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇto garrison; to station troops for defense; to guard a strategic location
- 鎮靜ㄓㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋcalm; composed; unruffled; to soothe or sedate
- 市鎮ㄕˋ ㄓㄣˋcounty-administered cities and townships; towns and cities
- 羅東鎮ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄣˋtown in central Yilan County, Taiwan; major commercial and cultural center of the county
- 前鎮ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄣˋQianzhen; a district in southern Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
- 草屯鎮ㄘㄠˇ ㄊㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋTown in Nantou County, central Taiwan; agricultural area with numerous historical sites
- 竹山鎮ㄓㄨˊ ㄕㄢ ㄓㄣˋurban township in Nantou County, central Taiwan; historically a major bamboo-producing area
- 鄉鎮市長ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄣˋ ㄕˋ ㄓㄤˇelected head of a rural township, urban township, or county-administered city in Taiwan
- 北港鎮ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄤˇ ㄓㄣˋTown in Yunlin County, Taiwan; located on the lower reaches of Beigang River, formerly called Bengang; major religious center known for its Mazu temple
- 竹南鎮ㄓㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄣˋtown in Miaoli County, Taiwan
- 鎮瀾宮ㄓㄣˋ ㄌㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥrenowned Mazu temple in Dajia, Taichung; famous for its annual pilgrimage procession
- 玉里鎮ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄣˋtownship in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan
- 竹東鎮ㄓㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄣˋTown in Hsinchu County, Taiwan; major industrial and transportation hub in the Hsinchu area
- 鹿港鎮ㄌㄨˋ ㄍㄤˇ ㄓㄣˋTown in Changhua County, Taiwan; historic port and cultural city known for old temples and architecture
- 蘇澳鎮ㄙㄨ ㄠˋ ㄓㄣˋTown in Yilan County, Taiwan; major fishing port and naval base on the northeast coast
- 新埔鎮ㄒㄧㄣ ㄆㄨˇ ㄓㄣˋRural township in Hsinchu County, northern Taiwan; known for Hakka culture, rice noodles, and citrus orchards.
- 鎮江ㄓㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄤcity in Jiangsu province, China
- 左鎮ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄣˋZuozhen; rural district in Tainan, Taiwan, known for fossil discoveries and indigenous Siraya culture
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