Sentence #13551866 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
How 镇定 is built
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镇zhènto press down
钅gold form of 金 · jīnMeaning part
真real · zhēnSound part
钅 hints at the meaning (gold); 真 (zhēn) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhèn.
定dìngto fix; to set; to make definite
宀roof · mián
疋roll of cloth · pǐ
Memory aidA roof 宀 over 正 “upright”, squashed at the bottom so it looks like 疋: settled, fixed.
How to write 镇定
镇 15 strokes · 定 8 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 镇定 (zhèndìng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
镇定 (zhèndìng) means “calm” or “composed”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhèndìng: zhèn with a 4th tone, then dìng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 镇定 is written 鎮定. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhending with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 镇定 from the suggestions. Typing zhending into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
镇定 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
镇zhèn4th tone, falling
