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正 zhēng

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正 zhēng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhēng | zheng1
English translation
first month of the lunar year
just (right)
main
upright
straight
correct
positive
greater than zero
principle
straight, right, proper, correct, just, true

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About 正 zhēng

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HSK level

5

Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

正 zhēng

Contains the radical

止 zhǐ

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí

Learning hint

A foot 止 zhǐ stopping in the right place 一 yī

Etymology of 正 zhēng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱一止

Explanation

Pictograph of a foot (止 zhǐ ) heading toward a city. Based on the original meaning "go on a military campaign", now written as 征 zhēng . The meaning later shifted to "power", "rule" (政 zhèng ), and "correct" (正 zhēng ).

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Example sentences using 正 zhēng

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她 tā 正在 zhèngzài 煮 zhǔ 鱼 Yú 来 lái 款待 kuǎndài 客人 kèrén .

She was cooking fish as a treat.

她 tā 正 zhēng 在 zài 炒 chǎo 蛋 dàn .

She is scrambling eggs.

正是 zhèng shì 他 tā 对 duì 这些 zhè xiē 事物 shìwù 的 de 思念 sīniàn ,足以 zúyǐ 使 shǐ 任何 rènhé 苦痛 kǔ tòng 变甜, 足以 zúyǐ 医 yī 好 hǎo 任何 rènhé 创伤 chuāng shāng .

The very thought of these things was sufficient to sweeten any bitterness, and heal any wound.

火舌 huǒ shé 正 zhēng 往 wǎng 窗户 chuānghu 外面 wài miàn 窜 cuàn .

The flames are licking out of windows.

她 tā 透过 tòu guò 雾 wù 眯 mí 着眼 zhuó yǎn 看 kān , 想 xiǎng 找 zhǎo 出 chū 正确 zhèngquè 的 de 路 Lù .

She peers through the mist, trying to find the right path.

Words with 正 zhēng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
正 zhēng straight正 zhēng
正在 zhèngzài just at (that time)正在 zhèngzài
真正 zhēnzhèng genuine真正 zhēnzhèng
正常 zhèngcháng regular正常 zhèngcháng
正式 zhèngshì formal正式 zhèngshì
正确 zhèngquè correct正確
正是 zhèng shì precisely正是 zhèng shì
反正 fǎnzhèng anyway反正 fǎnzhèng
正好 zhènghǎo just (in time)正好 zhènghǎo
公正 gōngzhèng just公正 gōngzhèng
正义 zhèngyì justice正義
正当 zhèngdāng honest正當
正面 zhèng miàn front正面 zhèng miàn
纠正 jiūzhèng to correct糾正
正品 zhèng pǐn certified goods正品 zhèng pǐn
正如 zhèng rú just as正如 zhèng rú
正规 zhèngguī regular正規
正经 zhèngjīng decent正經
修正 xiū zhèng to revise修正 xiū zhèng
正直 zhèng zhí upright正直 zhèng zhí
正要 zhèng yào to be just about to正要 zhèng yào
改正 gǎizhèng to correct改正 gǎizhèng
修正主义 xiū zhèng zhǔ yì revisionism修正主義
正事 zhèng shì one's proper business正事 zhèng shì
正宗 zhèngzōng orthodox school正宗 zhèngzōng

正 zhēng Decomposition & Compounds

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正 zhēng Compounds

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  • 正 zhēng
    • 是 shì
      • 題 tí
        • 禵
      • 题 Tí , 提 tí , 匙 shī , 堤 dī , 缇 tí , 醍 tí , 媞 tí , 鳀 tí , 韪 wěi , 寔 shí , 湜 shí , 禔 tí , 諟, 踶 dì , 鍉 dī , 鞮 dī , 騠, 鶗 tí , 偍, 尟, 崼, 徥, 惿, 煶, 瑅, 睼, 碮, 緹, 翨, 蝭, 褆, 趧, 遈, 隄 dī , 韙 wěi , 鯷 tí
    • 定 dìng
      • 绽 zhàn , 淀 diàn , 锭 dìng , 靛 diàn , 掟, 腚 dìng , 錠 dìng , 啶 dìng , 碇 dìng , 萣 dìng , 埞, 婝, 椗, 琔, 綻 zhàn , 聢, 蝊, 諚, 顁
    • 楚 Chǔ
      • 憷 chù , 儊 chù , 濋 Chǔ , 檚, 璴, 礎 chǔ , 齼
    • 政 zhèng
      • 晸
    • 征 zhēng
    • 延 Yán
    • 旋 xuán
      • 漩 xuán , 璇 xuán , 嫙 xuán , 蔙 xuàn , 镟 xuàn , 暶, 縼, 鏇
    • 卸 xiè
    • 焉 yān
      • 蔫 niān , 傿 yàn , 嫣 yān , 篶 yān , 鄢 yān , 嘕, 墕, 漹
    • 罡 gāng
      • 堽 gāng
    • 证 zhèng , 整 zhěng , 症 zhèng , 歪 wāi , 怔 zhēng , 姃, 佱 fǎ , 囸 rì , 钲 zhēng , 佂, 徰, 昰, 柾, 欫, 泟, 炡, 眐, 聇, 証, 鉦, 阷, 靕, 頙, 鴊
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