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

正 stroke order diagram
正 stroke order animation

Words containing 正

Word Meaning
upright and honest
orthodontic braces
orthodontic braces
to overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate
to correct
correcting lens
correcting lens
staunchly honest
social justice
social justice
to correct; to make right
pure; unadulterated; (of motives etc) honest
to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness (idiom)
to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness (idiom)
an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
Xue Juzheng, Song dynasty historian
to admonish
to admonish
to get back to the main point
to make a correction
Hunminjeongeum; old name of Korean alphabet
Hunminjeongeum, old Korean writing system