镇

zhèn = zh + (e)n4

to press down / to calm / to subdue / to suppress / to guard / garrison / small town / to cool or chill (food or drinks)

镇 = 真 + 钅 : James II of England (zh) had the replicator (真) create too much food and now he forces (镇) it down the encampment's toilet ((e)n4) using a golden harpoon (钅).

镇 character breakdown

镇
- 真
  - 具
    - 一
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 目
      - 二
        
        一
      - 囗
    - 貝
      - 八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
      - 目
        
        二
        
        一
        
        囗
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 钅

zhe̅n = zh + (e)n1

really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine

真 = 具 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a replicator. It generates real and genuine things out of nothing. Looks like a microwave with a cross as antenna. James II of England (zh) broke his replicator (真) in front of the encampment ((e)n1): the cross (十) on the top is broken. Using his toolbox (具), James II of England tries his best to fix it. Fortunately he has a genuine, authorized, real (真) replacement cross.

Character component without intrinsic meaning

Mnemonic symbol: a golden harpoon.

Characters with 镇 as component

镇 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 镇

hamlet (place)

Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan

Wenfeng town (common place name)

Dounan or Tounan town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan

Hsinhua town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan

Xinpu or Hsinpu Town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan

new town / planned community

Xinzao town, Guangdong

Xinduqiao town in Dartsendo county 康定縣|康定县[Kang1 ding4 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

Chishan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan

Middlebury (name of town in Vermont)

Jingdezhen prefecture-level city in Jiangxi province 江西, famous for porcelain

Jingdezhen prefecture-level city in Jiangxi province 江西, famous for porcelain

Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣|淇县, Hebi 鶴壁|鹤壁, Henan

Zhu Qizhen, personal name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正統|正统[Zheng4 tong3], afterwards Tianshun Emperor 天順|天顺[Tian1 shun4] (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449 and 1457-1464

Dongshi or Tungshih Town in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan

Tungkang town in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan

Donggou town in Liangzihu district 梁子湖區|梁子湖区[Liang2 zi5 hu2 qu1] of Ezhou city 鄂州市[E4 zhou1 shi4], Hubei

Zicheng town in Yidu county 宜都[Yi2 du1], Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei

Hengchun town in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan

Sentences with 镇

zhè

shì

wǒ

zhèn

hǎi

zhi̅

bǎo

nǐ

bù

néng

ná

zǒu

This treasure is used to calm the sea, you can't take it away!