zhèng

exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place)

HSK 2 #129

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 129th character
Radical ⽌ (77.1)
Strokes 5
Index # 198

Definitions

正 zhèng
  1. 1. exactly
  2. 2. just (at that time)
  3. 3. right (in that place)
  4. 4. proper
  5. 5. upright
  6. 6. straight
  7. 7. main
  8. 8. principal
  9. 9. to correct
  10. 10. to rectify
  11. 11. (math.) positive
正 zhēng
  1. 1. first month of the lunar year

Stroke order

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Words containing 正

Word Meaning
stern; firm; resolute
head-on; red-handed
head-on; red-handed
Zhenglan Banner, county in Inner Mongolia
Plain Blue Banner, Xilin Gol, Inner Mongolia
plus sign; positive value sign + (math.)
plus sign; positive value sign + (math.)
formal dress
formal dress
to sit upright and still (idiom)
regular; according to standards
regular education
regular education
regular army; standing army
to face up to; to face squarely; to meet head on
positive angle
hero; good guy (in a story)
solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
orthography (linguistics)
orthography (linguistics)
correct or incorrect; true or false?
correct or incorrect; true or false?