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
to be just about to; to be on the point of
the right track
amendment; revised draft
right in the middle or center; middle; center
on time; punctual (of train etc); awesome (slang)
to stand straight; attention! (order to troops)
to revise; to amend
upright
informal; unofficial
legitimate defense; reasonable self-defense
(of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
just by chance; to happen to (just at the right time)
to correct
to face up to; to face squarely; to meet head on
to get back to the main point
main entrance; main gate; portal
pure; unadulterated; (of motives etc) honest
noon; midday; noonday
orthodox
(regular) meal; full meal; main course
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways (idiom)
the correct path; the right way (Buddhism)
just as; precisely as
square
in deadly earnest; deadpan