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正
zhēng
1. first month of the lunar year
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

正
zhèng
straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
HSK 2 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

正巧
zhèngqiǎo
just by chance
正是
zhèngshì
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
正安
ZhēngĀn
Zheng'an county in Zun'yi [[遵義|遵义<Zūnyì>]], Guizhou
正对
zhèngduì
directly facing
正意
zhēngyì
sense (in DNA)
正旦
zhèngdàn
starring female role in a Chinese opera
正如
zhèngrú
just as
正字
zhèngzì
to correct an erroneously written character
正室
zhèngshì
first wife
正宁
Zhèngníng
Zhengning county in Qingyang [[慶陽|庆阳<Qìngyáng>]], Gansu
正式
zhèngshì
formal
HSK 4
正念
zhèngniàn
correct mindfulness (buddhism)
正教
zhèngjiào
lit. true religion
正文
zhèngwén
main text (as opposed to footnotes)
正交
zhèngjiāo
orthogonality
正午
zhèngwǔ
midday
正妹
zhèngmèi
beautiful woman
正子
zhèngzǐ
positron
正化
zhènghuà
normalization
正定
Zhèngdìng
Zhengding county in Shijiazhuang [[石家莊|石家庄<Shíjiāzhuāng>]], Hebei

Alternate Entries

正
zhèng
just (right) / main / upright / straight / correct / positive / greater than zero / principle / to correct / to rectify
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
128
Word Frequency Rank
339 of 84,292