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正

zhèng

straight, right, proper, correct, just, true

💡 Ideographic: A foot 止 stopping in the right place 一
HSK 2 5 strokes Very Common (1%)
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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

一
yī
one; a, an; alone
止
zhǐ
to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist
⿱一止 i

Stroke Order

1 2 3 4 5

Component Tree i

yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes HSK 1
zhǐ
止
to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist
📷 Pictographic: A foot
4 strokes HSK 4

Words Using 正 (295)

zhèngzài
正在 ↗
HSK 2
in the process of (doing something or happening) / while (doing)
zhēnzhèng
真正 ↗
HSK 4
genuine / real / true / genuinely
zhèngcháng
正常 ↗
HSK 4
regular / normal / ordinary
zhènghǎo
正好 ↗
HSK 4
just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that
zhèngshì
正式 ↗
HSK 4
formal / official
zhèngquè
正确 ↗
HSK 4
correct / proper
zhèng
正 ↗
HSK 5
just (right) / main / upright / straight / correct / positive / greater than zero / principle / to correct / to rectify
zhēng
正 ↗
HSK 5
first month of the lunar year
fǎnzhèng
反正 ↗
HSK 5
anyway / in any case / to come over from the enemy's side
gǎizhèng
改正 ↗
HSK 5
to correct / to amend / to put right / correction / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
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