正

Character

正 zhèng · zhēng

HSK 1Character2 readings

straight

Radical: 止
Strokes: 5
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 一止
Traditional: 正
Frequency: #171 most common character

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Readings and meanings

zhèngMain reading zhēngRare reading

zhèng

zheng4Main readingHSK 1

straight CC-CEDICT
upright CC-CEDICT
proper CC-CEDICT
main CC-CEDICT
principal CC-CEDICT
to correct CC-CEDICT
to rectify CC-CEDICT
exactly CC-CEDICT
just (at that time) CC-CEDICT
right (in that place) CC-CEDICT
(math.) positive CC-CEDICT

Words that use “正” as zhèng

正在zhèng zàiused before a verb to say something is happening right nowWordHSK 1 正好zhèng hǎojust rightWordHSK 2 正常zhèng chángnormalWordHSK 2 正是zhèng shìis exactlyWordHSK 2 正确zhèng quècorrectWordHSK 2 真正zhēn zhèngrealWordHSK 2 反正fǎn zhènganywayWordHSK 3 正式zhèng shìformalWordHSK 3

zhēng

zheng1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is zhèng.

the first month of the lunar year, with Chinese New Year (as in 正月)

Examples

正月很冷。
zhēng yuè hěn lěng
The first lunar month is very cold.
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正月我们都回家。
zhēng yuè wǒ men dōu huí jiā
In the first lunar month, we all go home.
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Words that use “正” as zhēng

新正xīn zhēngfirst month of the lunar yearSee 正月WordUnreviewed

正月zhēng yuèfirst month of the lunar yearWord 正朔zhēng shuòfirst day of the first lunar monthWord 贺正hè zhēngto exchange compliments on New Year's DayWord 正仓院zhēng cāng yuànShōsō-in, a timber structure in Nara, Japan, built to house…Word 正月初一zhēng yuè chū yīNew Year's Day in the lunar calendarWord

Stroke order

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Same radical 止

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此cǐ 歷lì 歲suì 步bù 武wǔ 止zhǐ 歸guī 歧qí 歪wāi 歨bù 歰sè

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