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
directly proportional; direct ratio
right in the midpoint; a bull's eye
main job; day job
positive charge (electricity)
TW traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters
to make a correction
correction fluid
clear, correct pronunciation and rich tone
normalization (of diplomatic relations etc)
Zhengde, reign title of a Ming emperor
main hall of a Buddhist temple
to be in the prime of life
positive ion; cation (physics)
standard pronunciation; to correct sb's pronunciation
bonesetting; Chinese osteopathy
Kim Jong-un, leader of North Korea
in deadly earnest; deadpan
maxillary central incisor
maxillary central incisor
injustice
not to attend to one's proper duties
unhealthy tendency
unhealthy tendency
abnormal
abnormal state