正 zhēng

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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

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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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.

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 正 zhēng in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
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

See all 118 Chinese words that contain the character 正 zhēng in their composition.

正 zhēng

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