乡镇 xiāngzhèn Town

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Traditional: 鄉鎮

Stroke order

乡镇 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

乡镇 — the Chinese character for Town (xiāngzhèn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 乡镇 — Town

乡 — 3 strokes
镇 — 15 strokes

Senses

townships and towns (collective term for the two principal township-level administrative divisions)
small towns (general sense)

Characters in 乡镇

乡 xiāng — country or countryside; native place; home village or town
镇 zhèn — to press down; to calm; to subdue

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

乡镇 is pronounced xiāngzhèn and means “Town”.

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