镇定
Old HSK 6
镇定 (zhèndìng) · calm
镇定 (zhèndìng) means “calm; composed”. It is written with 2 characters: 镇 (calm) + 定 (to decide). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 镇定 is built
The characters
镇 zhèn · calm
What 镇 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 真zhēn — real
- 直zhí — straight
- 十 — ten
- 目mù — eye
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 直zhí — straight
定 dìng · to decide
What 定 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
Origin hint: A person 疋 settling under a roof 宀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
遇到危险时要保持镇定。Yùdào wēixiǎn shí yào bǎochí zhèndìng.Stay calm when you face danger.
她镇定地回答了所有问题。Tā zhèndìng de huídá le suǒyǒu wèntí.She calmly answered all the questions.
Questions about 镇定
What does 镇定 mean?
镇定 (zhèndìng) means “calm; composed”.
How do you pronounce 镇定?
镇定 is pronounced zhèndìng.
Which HSK level is 镇定?
镇定 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 乡镇xiāngzhèntowns and townships
- 镇静zhènjìngcalm
- 不一定bùyīdìngnot necessarily
- 一定yīdìngcertainly
- 定期dìngqīregular
- 否定fǒudìngto deny
- 规定guīdìngrule
- 决定juédìngto decide
- 确定quèdìngto make sure
- 制定zhìdìngto make (rules or plans)
Learn 镇定 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 232: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.