镇
zhèn
Metal element 金
to calm
steady and composed
Element
Metal 金
Radical
钅
Strokes
15
Use
Leans masculine
In five-element thinking, Metal carries clarity, resolve, refinement. A name built on 镇 leans on that energy.
The image behind the character
白玉兮为镇
《楚辞·湘夫人》（屈原）
镇 appears in this classical line. Read it as the picture the character draws on, part of why it carries the feeling it does.
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