正 (zhèng)
correct; upright; positive; just (now)
How 正 is written
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 一 — one
- Traditional
- 正
- Simplified
- 正 (unchanged)
正 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- zhēng
- first month of the lunar year
- zhèng
- just (right); main; upright; straight
Common words using 正
- 反正 fǎnzhèng
- anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side
- 正在 zhèngzài
- in the process of (doing something or happening); while (doing)
- 正式 zhèngshì
- formal; official
- 真正 zhēnzhèng
- genuine; real; true
- 修正 xiūzhèng
- to revise; to amend
- 公正 gōngzhèng
- just; fair; equitable
- 改正 gǎizhèng
- to correct; to amend; to put right
- 正午 zhèngwǔ
- midday; noon; noonday
- 正品 zhèngpǐn
- certified goods; quality product; normal product
- 正太 zhèngtài
- young, cute boy; derived from Japanese loanword shotacon 正太控[zheng4 tai4 kong4]
- 正好 zhènghǎo
- just (in time); just right; just enough
- 正宗 zhèngzōng
- orthodox school; fig. traditional; old school
正 in a sentence
我正在吃午餐，等一下再回你電話。
Wǒ zhèngzài chī wǔcān, děng yíxià zài huí nǐ diànhuà.
“I am having lunch right now; I'll call you back later.”
How common is 正?
正 is the 129th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 46.7% of all running text.
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