懂中文 Dong Chinese

鎭

zhèn

town

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 眞 represents the sound. Variant of 鎮.

Components
釒 meaning component

釒  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

眞 sound component

眞  Sound component

zhēn

  

real

Evolution

鎭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鎭 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鎭 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鎭 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
鎭 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

鎭  

zhèn

town, market place; suppress; variant of 鎮|镇[zhèn]; town