# 鎮

| 鎮 | U+93AE, &#37806; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-93AE |
| ← 鎭 [U+93AD] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 鎯 → [U+93AF] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 鎮 |
| Simplified | 镇 |
| Japanese | 鎮 |
| Korean | 鎭 |

### Han character

鎮 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+10, 18 strokes, cangjie input 金十月金 (CJBC), four-corner 8418$_1$, composition ⿰釒真)

#### Derived characters

* 𤄱

#### Related characters

* 鎭 (Orthodox form in Kangxi dictionary)
* 镇 (Simplified Chinese)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1318, character 17
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40745
* Dae Jaweon: page 1818, character 7
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4238, character 1
* Unihan data for U+93AE

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 鎮
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 寘 | *tjels |
| 䡩 | *kʰriːn |
| 黰 | *ʔriːn, *ʔljinʔ |
| 顛 | *tiːn, *tʰiːns |
| 滇 | *tiːn, *tʰiːns, *diːn |
| 齻 | *tiːn |
| 槙 | *tiːn, *tjinʔ |
| 瘨 | *tiːn |
| 傎 | *tiːn |
| 蹎 | *tiːn |
| 厧 | *tiːn |
| 巔 | *tiːn |
| 癲 | *tiːn |
| 瑱 | *tʰiːns, *tins |
| 填 | *diːn, *diːns, *tin, *tins |
| 窴 | *diːn, *diːns |
| 闐 | *diːn, *diːns |
| 磌 | *diːn, *tjin |
| 鷏 | *diːn |
| 嗔 | *diːn, *tʰjin |
| 搷 | *diːn |
| 鎮 | *tin, *tins |
| 縝 | *tʰin, *ʔljinʔ, *tʰjin |
| 真 | *ʔljin |
| 禛 | *tjin |
| 稹 | *ʔljin, *ʔljinʔ |
| 蒖 | *tjin |
| 鬒 | *ʔljinʔ |
| 瞋 | *tʰjin |
| 謓 | *tʰjin |
| 慎 | *djins |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tin, *tins): semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 真 (OC *ʔljin) – to press down on (with a metal weight).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zhèn (zhen$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zen$^4$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): zhēn
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): zhēn
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zan$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): zin$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): jin$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́n
    (Hailu, HRS): zhin$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): zen$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): zeng$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): de̿ng
* Eastern Min (BUC): déng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ding$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tìn
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ding$^3$ / dêng$^3$ / diang$^3$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^5$tsen / $^5$cien / $^5$tseen
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhen$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhèn
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄣˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhèn
*** Wade–Giles: chên$^4$
*** Yale: jèn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenn
*** Palladius: чжэнь (čžɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: zen$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zen
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sən²¹³/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: zhēn
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂẽ⁵⁵/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: zhēn
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): zhen$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂə̃⁴⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zan$^3$
*** Yale: jan
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzan$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zen$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɐn³³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: zin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sin³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: jin$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕin³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́n
*** Hakka Romanization System: ziin$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zin$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: zhin$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃin²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: zen$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sən³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: zeng$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡səŋ⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: de̿ng
*** Sinological IPA : /teiŋ³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: déng
*** Sinological IPA : /tɛiŋ²¹³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ding$^4$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: di̍ng
*** Sinological IPA : /tiŋ⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tìn
*** Tâi-lô: tìn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dixn
*** IPA (Taipei): /tin¹¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /tin⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /tin²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ding$^3$ / dêng$^3$ / diang$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tìng / tèng / tiàng
*** Sinological IPA : /tiŋ²¹³/, /teŋ²¹³/, /tiaŋ²¹³/
* dêng3 - Jieyang;
* diang3 - Chaoyang.
* Middle Chinese: trin, trinH
Rime :
| Character | 鎮 | 鎮 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 知 (9) | 知 (9) |
| Final (韻) | 眞 (44) | 眞 (44) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 陟鄰切 | 陟刃切 |
| Baxter | trin | trinH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʈˠiɪn/ | /ʈˠiɪn$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʈᵚin/ | /ʈᵚin$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȶien/ | /ȶien$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʈjin/ | /ʈjin$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ȶjĕn/ | /ȶjĕn$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ȶǐĕn/ | /ȶǐĕn$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȶi̯ĕn/ | /ȶi̯ĕn$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhēn | zhèn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zan$^1$ | zan$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*t<r>i[n]-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*tin/, /*tins/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 鎮 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zhèn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ trin$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*t<r>i[n]-s/ |
| English | press down |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 鎮 | 鎮 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 17062 | 17064 |
| Phonetic component | 眞 | 眞 |
| Rime group | 眞 | 眞 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 珍 | 鎭 |
| Old Chinese | /*tin/ | /*tins/ |

### Definitions

鎮
* to press down; to suppress; to repress; to subdue
    鎮住／镇住 ― zhèn zhù ― to dominate; to subdue
    鎮壓／镇压 ― zhènyā ― repression
* to guard; to garrison
    鎮守／镇守 ― zhènshǒu ― to guard
* to calm; to tranquilize; to sedate
    鎮定／镇定 ― zhèndìng ― calm
    鎮痛／镇痛 ― zhèntòng ― pain killer
* to awe; to frighten
* (of food or drinks) to cool; to chill
    冰鎮／冰镇 ― bīngzhèn ― iced
* stronghold; garrison
* town; township
    這個鎮建於1610年。／这个镇建于1610年。 ― Zhè ge zhèn jiàn yú 1610 nián. ― The town was founded in 1610.
* whole; entire (day)
* (archaic) for a long time; enduringly; frequently
* Used in 鎮星／镇星 (Zhènxīng, “Saturn”).
* (Hokkien, Teochew) to block; to impede; to be a hindrance
    鎮塊／镇块 [Hokkien] ― tìn-tè [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to block the way
* (Eastern Min, of color) deep, dark
    鎮桃紅／镇桃红 [Eastern Min] ― déng-tò̤-hè̤ng / [tiŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(tʰ-)}$no⁵³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(h-)}$øyŋ⁵³] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA] ― deep pink
* (Eastern Min, of beverage) strong, concentrated
       Ciā dà páu guó déng ó̤ / [t͡sia³³ ta⁵³ pʰɑu²¹³ kuɔ²¹³ tɛiŋ²¹³ ɔ²¹³] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA]
       This tea has been brewed too strong.
* (Eastern Min, of sound or voice) deep and resonant
    Synonym: 渾厚 / 浑厚 (húnhòu)
* a surname

#### Synonyms

* (to suppress):
* 主宰 (zhǔzǎi)
* 主張 / 主张 (zhǔzhāng) (archaic)
* 克制 (kèzhì)
* 克治 (kèzhì) (literary)
* 制禦 / 制御 (zhìyù) (literary)
* 制約 / 制约 (zhìyuē)
* 君 (jūn) (literary)
* 執掌 / 执掌 (zhízhǎng)
* 壓制 / 压制 (yāzhì)
* 壓抑 / 压抑 (yāyì)
* 局 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 局限 (júxiàn)
* 左右 (zuǒyòu)
* 把
* 抑制 (yìzhì)
* 把持 (bǎchí)
* 把控 (bǎkòng)
* 把攬 / 把揽 (bǎlǎn)
* 抵制 (dǐzhì)
* 拘束 (jūshù)
* 按 (àn)
* 按捺 (ànnà) (usually in the negative)
* 控 (literary, or in compounds)
* 控制 (kòngzhì)
* 掌控 (zhǎngkòng)
* 掌握 (zhǎngwò)
* 提控 (tíkòng) (literary)
* 撥弄 / 拨弄 (bōnòng)
* 撙節 / 撙节 (zǔnjié)
* 操控 (cāokòng)
* 操縱 / 操纵 (cāozòng)
* 擺佈 / 摆布 (bǎibù)
* 擺治 / 摆治 (bǎizhì) (regional)
* 支配 (zhīpèi)
* 收斂 / 收敛 (shōuliǎn)
* 束 (literary, or in compounds)
* 束縛 / 束缚 (shùfù)
* 柄 (literary, or in compounds)
* 框 (kuàng)
* 禁錮 / 禁锢 (jìngù) (figurative)
* 積壓 / 积压 (jīyā) (figurative)
* 節制 / 节制 (jiézhì)
* 節撙 / 节撙 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
* 管制 (guǎnzhì)
* 管束 (guǎnshù)
* 約束 / 约束 (yuēshù)
* 統御 / 统御 (tǒngyù) (literary)
* 統治 / 统治 (tǒngzhì)
* 羈束 / 羁束 (jīshù) (literary)
* 裁 (cái) (literary, or in compounds)
* 遏抑 (èyì) (literary)
* 限 (xiàn)
* 限乏 (Xiamen Hokkien)
* 限制 (xiànzhì)
* 駕 / 驾 (jià)
* 駕馭 / 驾驭 (jiàyù) (figurative)
* (to awe): 震懾／震慑 (zhènshè)
* (town):
* 小鎮 / 小镇 (xiǎozhèn)
* 市鎮 / 市镇 (shìzhèn)
* 市集 (shìjí)
* 鎮子 / 镇子 (zhènzi) (colloquial)
* 集鎮 / 集镇 (jízhèn)
* (strong; concentrated):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 釅, 濃 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 釅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 濃 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 濃 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 釅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 釅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 釅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 釅 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 濃 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 濃 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 濃 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 濃 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 濃 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 濃 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 濃 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 釅 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 釅 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 釅 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 濃 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 濃, 鎮 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 厚 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 釅, 厚 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 厚, 濃 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 濃 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 濃 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 釅 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 釅, 濃 |

### Compounds

* 下鎮 / 下镇
* 中鎮撫 / 中镇抚
* 五鎮 / 五镇
* 京鎮 / 京镇
* 仙鎮 / 仙镇
* 作鎮 / 作镇
* 內鎮 / 内镇
* 八鎮 / 八镇
* 兵鎮 / 兵镇
* 冰鎮 / 冰镇 (bīngzhèn)
* 出鎮 / 出镇
* 前鎮 / 前镇 (Qiánzhèn, “Cianjhen”)
* 劇鎮 / 剧镇
* 北鎮 / 北镇 (Běizhèn)
* 叛鎮 / 叛镇
* 四鎮 / 四镇
* 圩鎮 / 圩镇
* 坐鎮 / 坐镇 (zuòzhèn)
* 城鎮 / 城镇 (chéngzhèn)
* 墟鎮 / 墟镇
* 壓鎮 / 压镇
* 外鎮 / 外镇
* 大鎮 / 大镇
* 大鎮國 / 大镇国
* 安西四鎮 / 安西四镇
* 安鎮 / 安镇
* 守鎮 / 守镇
* 寶鎮 / 宝镇
* 封鎮 / 封镇
* 小鎮 / 小镇 (xiǎozhèn)
* 局鎮 / 局镇
* 山鎮 / 山镇
* 岳鎮 / 岳镇
* 岳鎮淵渟 / 岳镇渊渟
* 崧鎮 / 崧镇
* 州鎮 / 州镇
* 巨鎮 / 巨镇
* 左鎮 / 左镇 (Zuǒzhèn, “Zuojhen”)
* 左鎮人 / 左镇人
* 市鎮 / 市镇 (shìzhèn)
* 平鎮 / 平镇 (Píngzhèn)
* 府鎮 / 府镇
* 廉鎮 / 廉镇
* 強作鎮靜 / 强作镇静
* 征鎮
* 後鎮 / 后镇
* 提鎮 / 提镇
* 撫鎮 / 抚镇
* 文鎮 / 文镇
* 方鎮 / 方镇 (fāngzhèn)
* 書鎮 / 书镇 (shūzhèn)
* 望鎮 / 望镇
* 朱仙鎮 / 朱仙镇
* 村鎮 / 村镇 (cūnzhèn)
* 柔遠鎮邇 / 柔远镇迩
* 楚鎮 / 楚镇
* 民族鎮 / 民族镇
* 沙鎮溪 / 沙镇溪 (Shāzhènxī)
* 玉鎮 / 玉镇
* 玉鎮紙 / 玉镇纸
* 環鎮 / 环镇
* 留鎮 / 留镇
* 督鎮 / 督镇
* 矯情鎮物 / 矫情镇物
* 移鎮 / 移镇
* 符鎮 / 符镇
* 節鎮 / 节镇
* 紙鎮 / 纸镇 (zhǐzhèn)
* 總鎮 / 总镇
* 臥鎮 / 卧镇
* 自鎮 / 自镇
* 藩鎮 / 藩镇 (fānzhèn)
* 藩鎮之亂 / 藩镇之乱
* 街鎮 / 街镇
* 要鎮 / 要镇
* 軍鎮 / 军镇
* 輔鎮 / 辅镇
* 進鎮 / 进镇
* 還鎮 / 还镇
* 邊鎮 / 边镇
* 鄉鎮 / 乡镇 (xiāngzhèn)
* 都鎮灣 / 都镇湾 (Dūzhènwān)
* 重鎮 / 重镇 (zhòngzhèn)
* 鎮俗 / 镇俗
* 鎮公所 / 镇公所 (zhèngōngsuǒ)
* 鎮南關 / 镇南关 (Zhènnánguān)
* 鎮厭 / 镇厌
* 鎮反 / 镇反 (zhènfǎn)
* 鎮台
* 鎮唬 / 镇唬
* 鎮嚇 / 镇吓
* 鎮國 / 镇国
* 鎮國將軍 / 镇国将军
* 鎮圭 / 镇圭
* 鎮圻 / 镇圻
* 鎮城 / 镇城
* 鎮塊 / 镇块 (Min Nan)
* 鎮塞 / 镇塞
* 鎮墓獸 / 镇墓兽
* 鎮壓 / 镇压 (zhènyā)
* 鎮夜 / 镇夜
* 鎮妥 / 镇妥
* 鎮子 / 镇子 (zhènzi)
* 鎮安 / 镇安 (Zhèn'ān)
* 鎮守 / 镇守 (zhènshǒu)
* 鎮宅 / 镇宅 (zhènzhái)
* 鎮宅神 / 镇宅神
* 鎮定 / 镇定 (zhèndìng)
* 鎮定劑 / 镇定剂
* 鎮家 / 镇家
* 鎮家之寶 / 镇家之宝
* 鎮寧 / 镇宁 (Zhènníng)
* 鎮寶 / 镇宝
* 鎮尺 / 镇尺
* 鎮山 / 镇山
* 鎮山太歲 / 镇山太岁
* 鎮川 / 镇川 (Zhènchuān)
* 鎮市 / 镇市
* 鎮常 / 镇常
* 鎮帷犀 / 镇帷犀
* 鎮幃犀 / 镇帏犀
* 鎮店 / 镇店
* 鎮御 / 镇御
* 鎮心 / 镇心
* 鎮思 / 镇思
* 鎮息 / 镇息
* 鎮慰 / 镇慰
* 鎮懾 / 镇慑
* 鎮戍 / 镇戍
* 鎮扞 / 镇扞
* 鎮扼 / 镇扼
* 鎮捍 / 镇捍
* 鎮控 / 镇控
* 鎮撫 / 镇抚 (zhènfǔ)
* 鎮據 / 镇据
* 鎮攝 / 镇摄
* 鎮日 / 镇日 (zhènrì)
* 鎮日價 / 镇日价
* 鎮日家 / 镇日家
* 鎮日鎮夜 / 镇日镇夜
* 鎮星 / 镇星 (Zhènxīng)
* 鎮暴 / 镇暴 (zhènbào)
* 鎮暴警察 / 镇暴警察
* 鎮暴隊形 / 镇暴队形
* 鎮服 / 镇服
* 鎮東 / 镇东 (Zhèndōng)
* 鎮標 / 镇标
* 鎮止 / 镇止
* 鎮殿將軍 / 镇殿将军
* 鎮江 / 镇江 (Zhènjiāng, “Zhenjiang”)
* 鎮浮 / 镇浮
* 鎮海 / 镇海 (Zhènhǎi)
* 鎮物 / 镇物
* 鎮犀 / 镇犀
* 鎮率 / 镇率
* 鎮畿 / 镇畿
* 鎮痙 / 镇痉
* 鎮痛 / 镇痛 (zhèntòng)
* 鎮痛劑 / 镇痛剂 (zhèntòngjì)
* 鎮監 / 镇监
* 鎮石 / 镇石
* 鎮神頭 / 镇神头
* 鎮神頭勢 / 镇神头势
* 鎮禦 / 镇御
* 鎮笮 / 镇笮
* 鎮紙 / 镇纸 (zhènzhǐ)
* 鎮統 / 镇统
* 鎮綏 / 镇绥
* 鎮肉 / 镇肉
* 鎮膽 / 镇胆
* 鎮臣 / 镇臣
* 鎮臨 / 镇临
* 鎮臺 / 镇台
* 鎮衛 / 镇卫
* 鎮討 / 镇讨
* 鎮軍 / 镇军
* 鎮輯 / 镇辑
* 鎮迮 / 镇迮
* 鎮遏 / 镇遏
* 鎮邪 / 镇邪
* 鎮邪物 / 镇邪物
* 鎮重 / 镇重
* 鎮鎖 / 镇锁
* 鎮長 / 镇长 (zhènzhǎng)
* 鎮集 / 镇集
* 鎮靖 / 镇靖
* 鎮靜 / 镇静 (zhènjìng)
* 鎮靜劑 / 镇静剂 (zhènjìngjì)
* 鎮駐 / 镇驻
* 開鎮 / 开镇
* 隅鎮 / 隅镇
* 集鎮 / 集镇 (jízhèn)
* 雄鎮 / 雄镇
* 靜鎮 / 静镇
* 鬼鎮 / 鬼镇 (guǐzhèn)
* 魘鎮 / 魇镇

### Descendants

* → Lü: ᦵᦈᦲᧃᧈ (ṫsoen¹)
* → Zhuang: cin

### References

* “鎮”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 鎮 |
| Kyūjitai | 鎭 |

### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 鎭)
* to hold down; to press down; to suppress
* to calm down; to relax
* a weight

#### Readings

* Go-on: ちん (chin, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: ちん (chin, Jōyō)
* Sō-on: しん (shin)
* Kun: しずまる (shizumaru, 鎮まる, Jōyō)、しずめる (shizumeru, 鎮める, Jōyō)、おさえ (osae, 鎮え)

## Korean
### Hanja

鎮 (eumhun 진압할 진 (jinaphal jin))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

鎮: Hán Nôm readings: trấn, chắn, chận, dấn, sán, sấn, trớn, giấn
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#### Derived terms

* 市鎮 (thị trấn)
* 鎮壓 (trấn áp)
* 鎮宅 (trấn trạch)
* 鎮守 (trấn thủ)
* 鎮安 (trấn an)
* 鎮定 (trấn định)
* 鎮禦 (trấn ngự)
* 鎮邊 (trấn biên)
* 鎮靜 (trấn tĩnh)