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正义 zhèngyì

正义 zhèngyì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 正义 zhèngyì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhèngyì | zheng4 yi4
English translation
justice
righteousness
just
righteous

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About 正义 zhèngyì

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Traditional form

正義

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 正义 zhèngyì

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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

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Yáng represents the meaning and represents the sound. In ancient China sheep ( Yáng ) were associated with goodness and fortune, which is why Yáng is a component in characters like Měi (beautiful), xiáng (auspicious), shàn (benevolent), and (justi

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

丶乂

Number of Strokes

3

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Example sentences using 正义 zhèngyì

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shuí yuàn wéi Fēi 正义 zhèngyì 战争 zhànzhēng 卖命 mài mìng .

None want to die in an unjust war.

不得不 bùdébù duì 维护正义 de 勇气 yǒngqì 竖起 shù qǐ 大拇指 Dà mu zhǐ

You have to give her top marks for moral guts.

本人 běnrén 保证 bǎozhèng jiāng 继续 jìxù wéi 正义 zhèngyì 而战

I too am committing myself to continue the fight for justice.

shì 为了 wèile 正义 zhèngyì 不知疲倦 bù zhī pí juàn de 工作 gōngzuò de rén

He was a tireless worker for justice.

正义 zhèngyì Decomposition

See the 2 Chinese characters that make up 正义 zhèngyì and their own compounds.

正义 zhèngyì Compounds

See all 125 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 正义 zhèngyì 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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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