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正气 zhèngqì

正气 zhèngqì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 正气 zhèngqì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhèngqì | zheng4 qi4
English translation
healthy environment
healthy atmosphere
righteousness
vital energy (in Chinese medicine)

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Traditional form

正氣

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 正气 zhèngqì

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zhēng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

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

Positional decomposition

一止

Number of Strokes

5

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of air.

Positional decomposition

rén

Number of Strokes

4

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正气 zhèngqì Decomposition

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正气 zhèngqì Compounds

See all 164 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 正气 zhèngqì in their composition.

  • zhēng
    • shì
      • , , shī , , , , , , wěi , shí , shí , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , wěi ,
    • dìng
      • zhàn , diàn , dìng , diàn , , dìng , dìng , dìng , dìng , dìng , , , , , zhàn , , , ,
    • Chǔ
      • chù , chù , Chǔ , , , chǔ ,
    • zhèng
    • zhēng
    • Yán
    • xuán
      • xuán , xuán , xuán , xuàn , xuàn , , ,
    • xiè
    • yān
      • niān , yàn , yān , yān , yān , , ,
    • gāng
      • gāng
    • zhèng , zhěng , zhèng , wāi , zhēng , , , , zhēng , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
      • , kài , , , , , , ,
    • , yǎng , fēn , , qīng , , ān , dàn , qíng , , hài , , nǎi , xiān , dōng , chuān , kài , yīn , yūn , piē , , dāo , yáng , nèi , , , tiān , , , , , shēn , qīng , , , , yūn
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