# 鎮 — Tranquilize

Frequency rank 1557 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 啓 (Enlighten), less common than 忍 (Endure).

- On’yomi: ちん
- Kun’yomi: しず
- Radical: 金 Gold (Kangxi 167)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

Gold on the left rests beside a mountain on the right — gold buried in the mountain calms the earth, tranquilizing the trembling ground with its heavy weight.

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