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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhèng

正

正

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precisely

Numbered pinyin
zheng4
English meanings
precisely, punctually

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 一; bottom 止.

  • Top

    一
  • Bottom

    止
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    • First part

      上
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    • Second part

      丨

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱一止

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    xiànzài现在zhènghǎo正好shí十diǎn点。

    It's exactly ten now.

  2. 02

    tā他zhèng正máng忙。

    He is busy right now.

  3. 03

    zhè这gè个xiǎngfa想法hěn很zhèng正。

    This idea is very sound.

  4. 04

    zhèng正zhōngjiān中间yǒu有gè个zhuōzi桌子。

    There's a table right in the middle.

  5. 05

    zhè这jiàn件yīfu衣服zhèng正hé合shēn身。

    This dress fits just right.

  6. 06

    zhèng正shuō说zhe着,tā他lái来le了。

    Just as we spoke, he arrived.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 不正之风
  • 修正
  • 公正
  • 反正
  • 廉正
  • 改正
  • 改邪归正
  • 正义
  • 正在
  • 正好
  • 正如
  • 正宗
  • 正常
  • 正式
  • 正当
  • 正是
  • 正版
  • 正直
  • 正确
  • 正能量
  • 正规
  • 正视
  • 正面
  • 真正
  • 矫正
  • 端正
  • 纠正