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CHINESE CHARACTER

鎮 (zhèn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

zhèn
calm, composed; to control, to suppress
HSK —18 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

釒 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 鎮.

Phonetic component

真 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 18

Write 鎮 in 18 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 鎮 (zhèn) mean in Chinese?

calm, composed; to control, to suppress

How do you write 鎮 in stroke order?

鎮 has 18 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 鎮?

釒 is the radical in 鎮. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 鎮?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.